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8 new models from 6 labs, 56 tool releases and 24 stories.

The week in AI, Week 38: 8 new models from 6 labs, 56 tool releases and 24 stories.

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New models · 8

All models
  1. Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking Google · Audio · Big 15 Sep
  2. Claude Mythos 5.1 Anthropic · Cyber · Big 15 Sep
  3. Eleven Music v2.5 ElevenLabs · Audio · Big 14 Sep
  4. Qwen3.8-LiveTranslate Alibaba · Audio · Medium 18 Sep
  5. Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 xAI · Audio · Medium 17 Sep
  6. Gemini 3.8 Live Google · Audio · Medium 15 Sep
  7. Qwen-Image-2.1 Alibaba · Image · Light 20 Sep
  8. Enhance Frame Rate Runway · Video · Light 17 Sep

Tool releases · 56

All tools
  1. Grok Bot 0.57.0: Bots can start Projects, cloud agents that plan and run their own agents 18 Sep
  2. Kimi Code 2.0.0: Desktop app launcher and mermaid diagrams in the terminal 17 Sep
  3. Claude: Cowork in every chat, plus designs, decks and docs anywhere 16 Sep
  4. Grok Build 1.0.40: Grok 4.7 model now available 20 Sep
  5. Claude Code 2.1.278: Auto mode now defaults to the server-side classifier at no extra cost 19 Sep
  6. Mistral Vibe 2.25.5: Unified Harness leaves experimental; tighter shell approvals and hooks 18 Sep
  7. Kilocode 7.7.4: Sessions now link to GitLab and Bitbucket pull requests too 18 Sep
  8. Codex 0.155.0: Experimental voice conversations and live reasoning summaries arrive in the TUI 17 Sep
  9. Copilot 1.0.86: Custom agents can now opt into repository instruction files 17 Sep
  10. ChatGPT: Connect multiple accounts to plugins, not just Google ones 17 Sep
  11. T3 Code 0.0.42: Rewind chats keeping file changes, multiple linked PRs, device simulators 16 Sep

56 releases across 13 tools; the ones with something new are above. Busiest: Grok Build, 9 releases.

Top stories · 24

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  1. Anthropic embeds Accenture evaluators, $1B each Business 18 Sep
  2. Claude speeds up 30+ open-source biology models World 17 Sep
  3. OpenAI launches Astra for Law Tools 17 Sep
  4. Anthropic says Claude leads 26% of its R&D World 17 Sep
  5. OpenAI sets standing misalignment disclosure framework World 16 Sep
  6. Gemini 3.8 Live tops speech-to-speech index Models 15 Sep
  7. xAI ships Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 Models 18 Sep
  8. Anthropic opens life sciences verification program Tools 17 Sep
  9. OpenAI tests Sponsored Agents in ChatGPT Tools 16 Sep
  10. OpenAI finds cross-occupation AI use recurring World 16 Sep

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