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What happened in AI today, in short summaries with a link to the source. Updated every day.

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21 October 2026

Tools
Anthropic previews Claude Duet, an agent that works without being asked
On 21 October Anthropic previewed Claude Duet, a personal agent that prepares a daily briefing and runs background tasks on its own. It asks for approval before sending, paying, signing or deleting anything. The preview is limited to the US, on the Pro and Max plans, with a waitlist.

16 October 2026

Video
Kling 4.0 launches with takes of up to 30 seconds
Kuaishou announced Kling 4.0 on 16 October, saying the model launched on the 15th. It generates takes of up to 30 seconds in one go and accepts up to 15 references and 10 keyframes to keep characters and scenes consistent. The figures come from the company's own release.

7 October 2026

Models
GPT-6 reaches ChatGPT with Intelligent UI
OpenAI brought GPT-6 to ChatGPT on 7 October together with Intelligent UI, which puts charts, buttons and forms inside the answer instead of plain text, according to OpenAI's announcement.

30 September 2026

Models
Gemini 4 Argon launches first for security defenders only
Google released Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful model so far, on 30 September, first to cybersecurity defenders only. It opened to the public and to developers on 13 October, 13 days later, according to Google's own announcements.