Aug 12, 2026 · 11 min · 8 segments
OpenAI named its next major model in a subordinate clause on a Saturday, then quietly softened the claim two days later. Host Emily Laird walks through what Astra actually delivered: ten long-open…
Emily LairdHost
Welcome back to Generative AI 101, the podcast where we read the footnotes so you don't have to pretend that you did.
Today at the weekly meetup, we're actually going to talk you through the current top 10 models in the AI landscape.
So in report of today's weekly meetup, I thought I'd talk to you about Astra and what we know so far.
So this is the story of 10 broken math problems, one $2,000 bill, and why the smartest thing in this story is not the model.
Buckle up, baby, because we're about to find out that the biggest AI announcement of the year was hidden in a subordinate clause on a Saturday.
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Welcome back to Generative AI 101, the podcast where we read the footnotes so you don't have to pretend that you did.
Today at the weekly meetup, we're actually going to talk you through the current top 10 models in the AI landscape.
So in report of today's weekly meetup, I thought I'd talk to you about Astra and what we know so far.
So this is the story of 10 broken math problems, one $2,000 bill, and why the smartest thing in this story is not the model.
Buckle up, baby, because we're about to find out that the biggest AI announcement of the year was hidden in a subordinate clause on a Saturday.
