Annoying that OpenAI doesn’t seem to give a GDPval measure for GPT 5.6. One of the best measures of economically valuable work.
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Open models have better dollar per token than closed APIs
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An interesting way to take Noam at his word in regards to always keeping a constant inference budget for any eval reporting –
— swyx @aiDotEngineer WF (@swyx) 27 juin 2026
is that open models have a lot more dollar per token mileage than closed model APIs. So anyone launching an open model today or situationally… https://t.co/vGl7tQZgWnAn interesting way to take Noam at his word in regards to always keeping a constant inference budget for any eval reporting – is that open models have a lot more dollar per token mileage than closed model APIs. So anyone launching an open model today or situationally
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AI buildup key to US prosperity, bans worse than tariffs
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Yeah, people don’t realize how much of the recent US prosperity has been tied down to the AI buildup. If these bans and restrictions remain, this could affect the entire economy 100x worse than the tariffs.
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GPT-5.5-Pro vs Y axis: triangulating spend at $500k/week
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Next in the series of GPT-5.5-Pro vs the Y axis, where we try to triangulate information to add the missing axes. Explanation:
"I anchored the top of the chart at roughly $1M/week because that makes the latest spend about $500k/week, or ~$500 per employee per month for -

Survey: 1 in 3 employers replacing entry-level jobs with AI
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A new GMAC survey of 600+ recruiters found that 1 in 3 employers say they are replacing entry-level jobs with AI. Tech is hit hardest: 40% of employers in the industry said AI is replacing junior roles, followed closely by manufacturing. The sharp line from GMAC: "Employers are
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GoalOS aims for proof-gated autonomous work generating verified capability
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GoalOS is architecturally pointed at one of the Holy Grails: proof-gated, economically coordinated, open-ended autonomous work that can generate verified experience and reusable capability. #AGIALPHA
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China wins as AI frustrations with US firms and government grow
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China wins. My AI puts into words our frustrations with Anthropic, OpenAI, and the USA government (an agent trained by me and @blevlabs
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IndiaAI Mission COO addresses workshop on AI for rural development
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While speaking at the Workshop on Leveraging AI for Rural Development (Viksit Gram for Viksit Bharat), organised by the Department of Rural Development,@MoRD_GoI, in association with the #IndiaAIMission; Shri Sudeep Shrivastava, COO, IndiaAI Mission, delivered a Special Address.… pic.twitter.com/fbiNWuK1ng
— IndiaAI (@OfficialINDIAai) 26 juin 2026While speaking at the Workshop on Leveraging AI for Rural Development (Viksit Gram for Viksit Bharat), organised by the Department of Rural Development, @MoRD_GoI
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Warning against unregulated AI rollouts leading to inequality
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To be clear: I don’t think that broad, unregulated rollouts of powerful models are the right path either. But this path seems especially bad, and could lead to dramatically increased inequality.
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OpenAI announces GPT-5.6 Sol with restricted US access
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BREAKING: OpenAI announced GPT-5.6 Sol! As of today, by U.S. government directive, access is limited to only ~20 pre-approved companies and @every is not on the list. This appears to be a temporary situation while the government races to figure out a long-term policy for