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Altman warns of "hiccups" with new flagship Sol model
Altman wrote on X that the model's "growth is insane."
TL;DR
- Sam Altman warned of potential "hiccups" with OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 Sol model.
- The warning is due to the model's "insane" growth and high demand, straining infrastructure.
- Altman praised the inference team for their work in supporting demand but noted potential scaling issues.
- Competition is intensifying with other AI companies like Anthropic and SpaceX AI rolling out new models.
- The GPT-5.6 models were launched publicly last week after a delay for U.S. government review related to cybersecurity capabilities.