OpenAI JUST announced "JALAPENO"
TL;DR
Sakana Fugu Ultra is not a single model but an orchestrator: It coordinates a pool of open and closed models, selecting the best for each task, which could represent the future of AI development.
Fable 5 appears to be returning: Multiple signs, including Cloud Code updates and Amazon Bedrock reappearance, suggest Anthropic is preparing a re-release with tighter access controls.
OpenAI's Jalapeno chip is built for inference: Designed in 9 months with AI assistance, it aims to reduce bottlenecks for always-on AI agents, with gigawatt-level deployment planned for 2026.
EU regulations face criticism: The video highlights that EU cookie banner compliance costs 14.4 billion annually and stifles innovation, while EU leaders scramble for AI sovereignty.
Sakana's auto-research benchmark is a novel test: Using Karpathy's auto-researcher, Fugu Ultra improved a small GPT's training recipe, outperforming GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.8 after initial slow start.
The Breakdown
Sakana AI claims its Fugu Ultra model matches frontier models like Fable and Mythos, while OpenAI reveals its own AI chip, Jalapeno, and signs point to Fable 5's return.
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