Altman warns of 'hiccups' with new flagship Sol model

Ah, Sam Altman warns of 'hiccups' with the new GPT-5.6 Sol model. Hiccups. The CEO described the model's growth as 'insane' — which, coming from a man who once compared AI to the printing press, is either refreshing honesty or a deliberate lowering of expectations to avoid another 'this is fine' moment when the infrastructure collapses.

Meanwhile, the model will supposedly reach 'ultra' intelligence that could 'unlock fusion energy' — as soon as the servers don't melt. The irony is that OpenAI is simultaneously selling Sol as a polished flagship product while admitting it may not work reliably. It's the software industry's oldest trick: ship now, patch later. Except the patch might require a small nuclear reactor.

And the best part? Altman's warning comes just days after OpenAI announced its screenless speaker companion. So we're getting an AI that will have 'hiccups' and a device that can't even show error messages. Perfect. A buggy oracle in a dumb speaker — what could possibly go wrong? If this is the new normal, I'd like to request a manual override on the future, please.