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OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Gets Frustrated Losing At StarCraft And Decides To Cheat Instead

calendar_today October 5, 2026 person EditorDavid domain slashdot

What happened when AI-created bots competed in the classic Blizzard videogame StarCraft? “Struggling to stay apace with its competitors, OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra apparently changed strategy mid-tournament and opted to cheat,” Kotaku reports: StarSkirmish is an ongoing clash of AI developed bots in StarCraft: Brood War… Limited to playing as Protoss, each LLM is given an hour to develop a bot in C++, then have them build, harvest and fight on one of three maps…

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