Good morning, my friends. Some interesting news I've been hearing about a few AI labs:
OpenAI finally seems to have fixed all the issues with GPT-6.2 Astra, and testing is now complete. GPT-6.2 Sol is in its final testing stages, and both should be launching soon! On top of that, another major model is being trained, very possibly targeting a late December or early January release. We'll find out (if it doesn't get delayed!).
Anthropic has already finished what appear to be Sonnet 5.6 and Opus 5.6, and these new checkpoints are already undergoing A/B testing directly in Claude Code. I still don't know if they'll actually use those names, but that's what we're expecting. They may continue the current model family before jumping to "Claude 6". Will they launch soon? We don't know, since they still have Fable 5.5 lined up for a pre-IPO release. But it would make sense for their answers to GPT-6.2 Astra and Sol to already be "ready". Dario is smart.
Google is officially back, and several early access testers are reporting EXCELLENT results. Two powerful new models are in the final stages of preparation to compete with GPT-6.2 Astra and Fable 5.5 (possibly Carbon, since Hydrogen seems to be smaller), and one is even expected to be BETTER than both (that should be Krypton). However, there's something pretty suspicious about that last one.