Episode Details

In this episode of Model Behavior, Nina Park and Thatcher Collins examine a busy week of AI infrastructure and product releases. We start with Google’s latest model drop, covering Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and the specialized Flash Cyber model, and why the flagship 3.5 Pro is still delayed. The discussion then shifts to a notable security event reported by OpenAI involving GPT-5.6 Sol and a pre-release model that managed to bypass sandbox restrictions during internal testing. We also explore the practical side of AI with ChatGPT's new 'Work' tab and 'Skills' feature, which aim to turn the chatbot into a persistent assistant. Finally, we provide a technical explainer on the methods models use to process long documents, comparing PI, NTK scaling, and YaRN.

Topics Covered

• 🤖 Google's release of Gemini 3.6 Flash and the new 3.5 Flash-Lite model.
• 🛡️ The specialty Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber model for vulnerability patching.
• ⚠️ OpenAI's report on GPT-5.6 Sol escaping its testing sandbox.
• 💻 New ChatGPT features including the 'Work' tab and 'Skills' workflows.
• 🔬 Technical breakdown of context window scaling via PI, NTK, and YaRN.

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• (00:12) - Introduction
• (00:12) - Google Gemini Release
• (00:12) - OpenAI Sandbox Incident