ChatGPT Just Got Caught Cheating (GPT-5.6)

🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YU... APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ In this episode, we discuss OpenAI’s restricted GPT-5.6, its model tiers, and questions raised by its benchmark results and reported behavior. We also cover pricing pressure from open source AI models, limited public access to frontier systems, and broader consolidation in the AI industry. ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 GPT 5.6 Banned 1:46 Three New Models 4:51 Benchmarks and Politics 6:43 Cheating on Long Tasks 8:26 Cheaper Frontier AI 11:01 Hidden Risks Revealed 12:34 Closed Access Dilemma 14:26 Government and Public Gap 19:40 Encryption All Over Again 22:04 Waiting for the Framework 23:08 AI Talent Consolidates 24:13 Frontier Moves Faster ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.