Deep Questions with Cal Newport
“How Worrisome is GPT-6’s “Stealth Thinking”? | Tech Decoded” from “Deep Questions with Cal Newport” by pods4.me
September 10, 2026 · 39 min
Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.
Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
(0:00) How Worrisome is GPT-6’s “Stealth Thinking”?
(8:58) Reasoning models
(15:30) Astra
(21:02) The Good
(24:48) The Bad
(28:28) The Hype
Links:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QNsdr-Qx_I
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/secret-technique-behind-openais-astra-model-sparks-security-concerns?rc=1ycz3a
https://x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2094957301564092914
https://x.com/sjgadler/status/2094959837691908214?s=61
https://x.com/merettm/status/2095023204993490967?s=20
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11473
Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.
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