About this episode

The episode features a live testing of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model family, exploring practical use cases and new features of ChatGPT Voice.

Join Grant Harvey and Corey Noles from The Neuron live on Thursday, July 9 at 10AM PT as we test OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 model family in real time: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Instead of just reading benchmark charts, we’re going hands-on with the use cases people should actually try first. We’ll test: 🛠️ Building a working mini-app from a messy product idea 🧹 Refactoring a broken codebase without babysitting it 🧠 Using Ultra mode as a project manager with subagents ⚙️ Automating one annoying weekly workflow 🥊 Testing Sol vs. Terra vs. Luna on the same job 🔍 Running the same prompts head-to-head against Fable Also: OpenAI just announced a 10AM PT livestream on July 9 for the next generation of ChatGPT Voice, reportedly featuring an upgraded bidirectional voice model, real-time capabilities, new voice samples, and voice orb colors tied to accent settings. So we’ll also react to what OpenAI shows, explain what “bidirectional voice” actually means for normal users, and test where voice might finally become useful for work instead of feeling like you’re leaving a voicemail for a robot receptionist. By the end, you’ll know what to try first, which model to use for which task, and whether…

People in this episode

Hosts: Grant Harvey, Corey Noles

Topics covered

• AI models
• real-time testing
• use cases
• OpenAI
• ChatGPT Voice
• automation
• project management

Keywords

• GPT-5.6
• OpenAI
• real-time testing
• ChatGPT Voice
• automation
• project management
• AI use cases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI

Products: GPT-5.6, Sol, Terra, Luna, ChatGPT Voice

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