Cal Newport takes a closer look at recent AI news.
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TOPICS:
(0:00) How Worrisome is GPT-6’s “Stealth Thinking”?
(8:58) Reasoning models
(15:30) Astra
(21:02) The Good
(24:48) The Bad
(28:28) The Hype
YOUTUBE TITLE
– The Real Story Behind GPT-6’s “Stealth Thinking”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QNsdr-Qx_I
https://x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2094957301564092914
https://x.com/sjgadler/status/2094959837691908214?s=61
https://x.com/merettm/status/2095023204993490967?s=20
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11473
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