OpenAI Launches Astra and Claims AGI Era; Anthropic's Fable 5.1 Doubles Science Score
On September 3, OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra during a briefing led by President Greg Brockman who declared the beginning of the 'AGI era.' The model scored significantly higher than previous versions and Anthropic’s latest offering on Terminal-Bench Science. Meanwhile, Anthropic's Fable 5.1 more than doubled its predecessor's score but still lagged behind Astra. Both Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) are benefiting from their partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic through cloud infrastructure contracts and investments. Microsoft has a long-term agreement with OpenAI, while also investing in Anthropic and securing significant Azure consumption commitments. Amazon similarly secured large-scale AWS usage agreements with both labs and made substantial financial commitments. Microsoft is leveraging its AI capabilities across multiple product lines including Copilot and GitHub, which are driving growth despite rising costs from cloud infrastructure expansion.
Topics: AGI Amazon Anthropic Astra cloud partnerships Fable 5.1 Microsoft OpenAI