Generative AI 101

GPT-5.6 Sol

30 June 2026 11:44 Emily Laird

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OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol is not just another smarter model, it is a preview of controlled intelligence as the new product category. In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the real stakes: government-visible model releases, cyber capability, activation classifiers, trusted-access programs, and the uncomfortable fact that frontier models are now being watched while they run. The hype says “better AI,” but the actual story is stranger, colder, and more consequential: access, safety, cost, and control are becoming part of the product itself.

 

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