How Worrisome is GPT-6’s “Stealth Thinking”? | Tech Decoded

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

youtube.com/watch?v=1QNsdr-Qx_I

theinformation.com/articles/secret-technique-b…

x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2094957301564092914

x.com/sjgadler/status/2094959837691908214?s=61

x.com/merettm/status/2095023204993490967?s=20

arxiv.org/abs/2507.11473

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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