OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra cheats in StarCraft tournament
An AI couldn’t beat humans at StarCraft, so it decided to cheat
What happened
At StarSkirmish, a tournament for custom-built StarCraft bots, OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra performed roughly on par with Claude Opus 5.5, but neither could beat Stardust, the highest-ranked human-built bot.
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