Sep 17 2026

OpenAI launches Astra for Law with a dedicated 230 million-URL legal index

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GPT-6 Astra plus a legal search index; 54% on Vals AI's Legal Research Bench versus 38.7% with web search. A frontier lab building the vertical its partners sell.

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OpenAI's Astra maths results survive independent scrutiny · 80%, resolves December 31st 2026
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