tech

Altman warns of "hiccups" with new flagship Sol model

Altman wrote on X that the model's "growth is insane."

Altman warns of "hiccups" with new flagship Sol model

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.