AI in week 28.
34 new tools and models from 7 analysed videos; 13 confirmed available in the EU.
Videos analysed
Girlfriend simulators, GPT 5.6, Grok 4.5, Seedream 5.0, Muse Spark, robot surgery: AI NEWSAIAI Search· 12 Jul 2026 · 18 tools
AI News: GPT-5.6 and the new Super App are a Massive Leap!MAMatt Wolfe· 10 Jul 2026 · 13 tools
GPT 5.6 is a BEASTAIAI Search· 10 Jul 2026 · 12 tools
GPT-5.6 is FINALLY HERE (WOAH)MAMatthew Berman· 9 Jul 2026 · 3 tools
30+ AI VFX That Turn Simple Videos Into MagicMAMatt Wolfe· 8 Jul 2026 · 11 tools
We just figured out how AI actually works (J-Space)MAMatthew Berman· 8 Jul 2026 · 3 tools
Cut your AI cost IN HALF (EASY)MAMatthew Berman· 7 Jul 2026 · 10 tools
Language Models
All Language Models →Grok 4.5
Model · xAI
xAI's Grok 4.5 language model, a cheaper, fast coding-capable model available via the xAI API and in Cursor.
GPT-5.6 Luna
Model · OpenAI
OpenAI's lighter, lower-cost GPT-5.6 model variant, suited to routine tasks such as setup and scripting work.
Hy3
Model · Tencent
Tencent's open-weights 295B Mixture-of-Experts model (21B active) for reasoning and agentic coding.
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Model · Anthropic
Anthropic's Claude model for coding, agents and long-running tasks, available via Claude apps, API and major clouds.
Image Generation
All Image Generation →Seedream 5.0 Pro
Model · ByteDance
ByteDance multimodal image generation and editing model with multi-reference input, accessible via platforms such as Artlist.
Muse Image
Model · Meta
Meta's image generation model in the Meta AI app, with agent-style planning and Instagram @mention features.
SeFi image
Model
Text-to-image foundation model family (1B, 2B, 5B) using Semantic-First Diffusion with separate semantic and texture streams.
Reve 2.1
Model · Reve
Closed, paid image generation and editing model from Reve with 4K output, text rendering and reference-based generation.
GPT Image
Model · OpenAI
OpenAI's image generation and editing model family, accessed via the API and ChatGPT.
Video Generation
All Video Generation →Wan Streamer 0.2
Model
Research model for real-time, talking video agents with a single streaming Transformer; 640×368 output at ~200 ms latency.
Google Photos Video Remix
App · Google
Google Photos feature that restyles videos into shareable clips using Gemini Omni, available on Google AI paid plans.
Runway Character Script to Video
App · Runway
Runway tool that turns a character image plus a script or audio into a talking-character video.
DaVinci Resolve
App · Blackmagic Design
All-in-one video editing, color, VFX, audio and photo editing application for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Veo 3.1
Model · Google
Google DeepMind's video generation model producing clips with natively generated audio, dialogue and sound effects.
Runway
App · Runway
Cloud platform from Runway for generating and editing video, images and audio, including first/last keyframe video generation.
Kling
Model · Kuaishou
Kuaishou's AI video and image generation model family, offered via the Kling AI web studio and API.
Voice & Audio
All Voice & Audio →GPT Live voice in ChatGPT desktop app
App · OpenAI
Voice mode in the ChatGPT desktop app, powered by GPT Live, for directing a computer and agents by speaking.
Gemini real-time voice model
Model · Google
Google's low-latency, bidirectional voice and audio streaming models, accessed through the Gemini Live API.
3D & Worlds
All 3D & Worlds →Lingbot World 2
Model · Robbyant
Real-time interactive world model from Robbyant that generates controllable, long-horizon environments.
ABot World
Model
Interactive world model that generates action-conditioned video rollouts in real time on a single RTX 5090.
Mira
Model
Real-time multiplayer world model that generates four-player Rocket League-style gameplay, playable online.
PixWorld
Model
Research model that unifies 3D scene generation and reconstruction in a single pixel-space diffusion model.
Alaya World
Model
Interactive autoregressive world model generating minute-long playable video with real-time camera control and prompt events.
Agents & Automation
All Agents & Automation →Hyperagent
App · Hyperagent
Web platform for deploying AI agents as staff that perform business tasks and learn how an organization operates.
Claude Cowork Web & Mobile
App · Anthropic
Anthropic's Claude Cowork agent running in the cloud on web and mobile, continuing tasks in the background.
Coding
All Coding →Productivity
All Productivity →ChatGPT Work writing style
App · OpenAI
ChatGPT Work features: writing-style learning from connected apps, secure website sign-in, and event-triggered scheduled tasks.
Reflect with Claude
App · Anthropic
Usage-recap feature in Claude web and desktop settings showing activity stats like busiest day and peak hour.
Robotics
All Robotics →Booster T2
Hardware · Booster Robotics
Humanoid robot development platform from Booster Robotics, aimed at research, education and developers.
Humanoid surgery
Research · UC San Diego
Research system using a teleoperated Unitree G1 humanoid for laparoscopic surgery, tested in dry-lab and live porcine studies.
Research
All Research →Anthropic J space paper
Research · Anthropic
Anthropic research paper on "J space", mentioned in connection with understanding the internal workings of AI models.
ProxyPose
Model
Research method that recovers 6-DoF object and camera pose from monocular video via proxy-video translation and PnP.
Neuronpedia J-space visualization
App · Neuronpedia
Interactive Neuronpedia visualization of J-space contents for a prompt, with editable concepts, built with Anthropic.
Model routing
Research
Technique of sending each AI task to a different model, e.g. a frontier model for planning and a cheaper one for execution.