Today’s issue is about computer use. Head of evals Mike Taylor changed his mind about Astra after watching it operate apps by clicking, typing, and scrolling. Below, we explain why that happened, how the rest of the team harnesses computer use to check off tedious items on our to-do lists, and how to use AI to create a slide deck that looks the way you want it to.

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Vibe Shift

Computer use turns Astra into Mike’s daily driver

When we published our Astra Vibe Check on September 3, Mike rated the model a yellow, which means “It’s okay, but I wouldn’t use it every day.”