Cur8 — Monday, August 31, 2026
Haiku R1/beta6's release marks a significant step in compact AI models, while DeepSeek's advancements spark concern over open-source competition. OpenAI and Anthropic both announce major updates, highlighting rapid progress in AI accessibility and performance.
New model releases
Haiku R1/beta6 released; company to publish 2024 financial report.
Open weights models
DeepSeek's V4 Pro model, trained via post-training distillation and plugin-based architecture, achieves 78% faster generation and near-Fable-level coding, while OpenAI pauses frontier training amid safety concerns. DeepSeek's MIT-licensed weights and $562K/day API revenue signal a shift toward enterprise-focused AI with potential IPO plans.
A 63.66 MB, CPU-only LLM trained on Shrek quotes and copypasta achieves 78 tokens/sec but struggles with basic math.
OpenAI news
ChatGPT Ads hits $1B annual revenue, expanding globally with free and affordable AI access.
Anthropic news
Attack chain achieves 60-80% success in hijacking Claude Code Opus 5 Auto Mode via module shadowing.