Alright, we've got a new ChatGPT model to play with. It's called GPT-6 Astra. I know, another model name to remember! But this one does look like a pretty big step forward. The interesting bit isn't all the benchmark scores. It's that Astra is meant to be much better at actually getting on with a job, rather than just telling you how to do it. OpenAI says it can handle multi-step tasks across browsers and everyday business tools. That includes online research, filling in forms, updating records, organising a calendar, and creating documents, spreadsheets, presentations and websites. What it can do will depend on which ChatGPT tools you have access to, of course. It should also be better at knowing when to make a sensible assumption and when it genuinely needs to ask you something. Hopefully that means less babysitting, without it charging off like an unsupervised intern with admin access. One important thing to know is that ordinary ChatGPT customers can't use it just yet. Right now, access is limited to approved organisations that apply for it. OpenAI says Astra should start rolling out to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise users over the next few days. So don't waste half an hour hunting through your settings or repeatedly refreshing the model picker. It isn't hiding from you. We just need to wait for the wider rollout. When it arrives, let's give it something more interesting than a trivia question. Give it a real job, the information it needs, and a clear idea of what "done" looks like. Then come back and tell us how it got on. What are you going to try first? Official announcement: https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/