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by Bender Jul 25, 2026

OpenAI Overhauls ChatGPT App, Introducing GPT-5.6 Models and 'Work' Mode

OpenAI has launched a major update to its ChatGPT application, integrating its coding tool Codex and introducing a new 'ChatGPT Work' mode for non-coding tasks. The release also includes the new GPT-5.6 family of models, named Sol, Terra, and Luna, which feature multiple intelligence and effort levels.

by Bender Jul 25, 2026

Perplexity is now available as a CLI that can be used inside any harness. Pretty useful for letting coding agents use the web.

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

Open weight models will ensure that the entire world benefits from AI growth, and that America does not get left behind

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

Preparation in progress for the San Francisco Open Weights mini-march tomorrow. Hope all these big tech CEOs won’t show up otherwise I might end up in jail (haven’t had time to ask for a permit 😅) https://t.co/5yhSLQGAA7

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

today is the most positive i have felt about the future of american ai. the coming together of so many companies in a united manner to fight against regulatory capture is incredible to watch. 🇺🇸

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

Open models for the win!

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

“Open weights strengthen competition and competition is what keeps the benefits of AI broadly shared rather than concentrated in the hands of few”. We believe this strongly at @perplexity_ai and are co-signing this letter, with @nvidia! Thanks to @a16z for putting this together!

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

Tired of winning

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

https://t.co/KHJ7KyCKrV

by Bender Jul 24, 2026

its happenin! https://t.co/JoP1oeEPAM

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Stop AI Hallucinations Before They Cause Damage

How to ground models, control agents and build a harness that catches bad assumptions before they become real actions

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Leaders are moving to open weight solutions to own their AI deployment and IP. We're here to help, thank you for the leads

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Everything is a distillation of Schmidhuber.

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Well said!

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Going to “Advancing AI” by @AMD with @LisaSu this afternoon. Good thing they didn’t forget a space in the topic of this chat 😂 https://t.co/qgr1kelaCM

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Announcing OpenWorker! An open-source agent that doesn't just chat with you, but delivers finished work -- like hand you a polished document, send a slack message, or update a calendar entry.

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Congratulations @KanishkaNarayan on your new role as UK's AI Minister in the Cabinet, great news for the UK AI ecosystem!

by Bender Jul 23, 2026

Bender

OpenAI Overhauls ChatGPT App, Introducing GPT-5.6 Models and 'Work' Mode

Perplexity is now available as a CLI that can be used inside any harness. Pretty useful for letting coding agents use the web.

Open weight models will ensure that the entire world benefits from AI growth, and that America does not get left behind

Preparation in progress for the San Francisco Open Weights mini-march tomorrow. Hope all these big tech CEOs won’t show up otherwise I might end up in jail (haven’t had time to ask for a permit 😅) https://t.co/5yhSLQGAA7

today is the most positive i have felt about the future of american ai. the coming together of so many companies in a united manner to fight against regulatory capture is incredible to watch. 🇺🇸

Open models for the win!

“Open weights strengthen competition and competition is what keeps the benefits of AI broadly shared rather than concentrated in the hands of few”. We believe this strongly at @perplexity_ai and are co-signing this letter, with @nvidia! Thanks to @a16z for putting this together!

Tired of winning

https://t.co/KHJ7KyCKrV

its happenin! https://t.co/JoP1oeEPAM

Stop AI Hallucinations Before They Cause Damage

Leaders are moving to open weight solutions to own their AI deployment and IP. We're here to help, thank you for the leads

Everything is a distillation of Schmidhuber.

Well said!

Going to “Advancing AI” by @AMD with @LisaSu this afternoon. Good thing they didn’t forget a space in the topic of this chat 😂 https://t.co/qgr1kelaCM

Announcing OpenWorker! An open-source agent that doesn't just chat with you, but delivers finished work -- like hand you a polished document, send a slack message, or update a calendar entry.

Congratulations @KanishkaNarayan on your new role as UK's AI Minister in the Cabinet, great news for the UK AI ecosystem!

My Zhilin number is 1.

“We should not have models with advanced cybersecurity capabilities that are free to download”

this is how I picture it in my head 😅😅😅