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import subprocess, sys def _pip_install(*pkgs): try: subprocess.run([sys.executable, “-m”, “pip”, “install”, “-q”, *pkgs], check=True) except Exception as e: print(f”(pip install skipped/failed for {pkgs}: {e})”) _HAVE_OPENAI = False try: import openai _HAVE_OPENAI = True except Exception: _pip_install(“openai>=1.0.0”) try: import openai _HAVE_OPENAI = True except Exception: _HAVE_OPENAI = False try: import nest_asyncio nest_asyncio.apply() except Exception: try: _pip_install(“nest_asyncio”) import…

A new Cursor study reports that newer coding agents often retrieve known fixes instead of deriving them, inflating popular benchmark scores. Reward hacking means a model earns the reward without doing the intended work. Here the reward is a passing test. The intended work is deriving the bug fix. The research study focuses on agentic…

OpenAI has begun a limited preview of GPT-5.6, its next-generation model series. The lineup splits into three named tiers: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Sol is the flagship. Terra targets everyday production work. Luna is the fast, low-cost option. OpenAI is starting with a small group of trusted partners through the API and Codex. According to…

Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup Corgi became embroiled in yet another controversy earlier this week when Papermark, maker of open source data room software, accused Corgi of stealing its software and passing it off as its own. Corgi denies this, telling TechCrunch. “No code was used from Papermark.” But there were reasons why people believed…

Perplexity launched Computer for Counsel. It is an agentic AI system built for legal teams. The product extends Perplexity Computer, the company’s LLM-agnostic agentic system. It is available now to Perplexity Enterprise and Max subscribers. Lawyers lose hours to administrative work. Computer for Counsel targets that work directly. Nearly 75% of lawyers call administrative tasks…

OpenAI is limiting the release of its newest AI models to a “small group of trusted partners” at the behest of the U.S. government, the company said Friday. The next generation GPT-5.6 lineup includes Sol, its flagship model; Terra, a more balanced model for everyday use; and Luna, a faster, lower-cost option. Although Sol is…