# GPT-6 Astra Got Further in Minecraft Than Any Model Before It, Then Farmed Potatoes for Hours

Vals AI ended the livestreamed run after 141 hours, when the agent failed to recover from a single creeper explosion that destroyed its chest and bed.

- Published: 2026-09-19T06:16:00.678Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-09-19/gpt-6-astra-got-further-in-minecraft-than-any-model-before-i
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- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/defeated-gpt-6-astra-model-spent-several-hours-just-farming-potatoes-after-being-blown-up-by-a-creeper-in-minecraft-openai-offering-gets-further-than-any-other-ai-system-in-141-hour-test), [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-astra-pokemon-champion-in-18-hours-potato-farmer-after-one-creeper-mishap/)

The evaluation firm Vals AI livestreamed OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra attempting to complete Minecraft. The run went further than any previous attempt on the benchmark and produced its most informative failure to date. The model built a semi-automa…

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