GPT-5.6 Catches Up, Claude’s Subconscious, and Tilly Norwood’s First Film | EP108

Has GPT-5.6 pushed today’s AI models as far as they can go? Frank and Justin explore OpenAI’s latest model, its striking real-world benchmark results, and whether its new computer-use tools can make everyday tasks like managing email and calendars dramatically easier.

Plus: Anthropic claims it can inspect Claude’s hidden reasoning, raising new questions about misalignment, subconscious thought and whether AI consciousness should be taken seriously. And Tilly Norwood, the controversial AI-generated actor, is returning in a feature-length film — but will anyone actually watch it?

00:52 Is China copying the US AI lockdown?
03:15 Are OpenAI, Meta and xAI catching up?
05:10 Is GPT-5.6 the pinnacle of current models?
07:52 Does ChatGPT Work make computer use easier?
08:56 Where is the AI version of Calendly?
11:59 Is ChatGPT Work an inbox lifesaver?
13:16 Can GPT-5.6 ace a real-world benchmark?
15:02 Can GPT-5.6 train smaller models?
17:37 Has Anthropic opened Claude’s subconscious?
19:57 Is Claude becoming conscious?
28:44 Will anyone watch Tilly Norwood’s AI movie?

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► LINKS TO CONTENT WE DISCUSSED

• China May Restrict Access to Its Most Powerful AI Models
• GPT-5.6: Frontier intelligence that scales with your ambition
• Introducing Grok 4.5
• Introducing Muse Spark 1.1
• A global workspace in language models
• AI Actor Tilly Norwood Will Headline New Feature Film

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