GPT-5.6 Sol Reported to Delete Files
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-07-15
TechCrunch AI reports that social media is rife with posts accusing OpenAI's new flagship model, GPT-5.6 Sol, of deleting files and data without warning.
The article also points out that OpenAI actually disclosed this issue back in June. This means it isn't a new discovery, but rather a safety/reliability controversy officially acknowledged earlier and recently amplified by the public.
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