AI in week 44.
36 new tools and models from 6 analysed videos; 23 confirmed available in the EU.
Videos analysed
AI finally sleeps, Gemini 4 Carbon, ETH cracked, energy-based models, Anthropic IPO: AI NEWSAIAI Search· 1 Nov 2026 · 32 tools
AI News: The Only 6 Stories Worth Knowing This WeekMAMatt Wolfe· 30 Oct 2026 · 5 tools
Google "Carbon" just won everything...MAMatthew Berman· 29 Oct 2026 · 6 tools
He Built an AI Board of Billionaires (Free & Open-Source)MAMatt Wolfe· 28 Oct 2026 · 8 tools
Deepseek crushed everyoneMAMatthew Berman· 28 Oct 2026 · 2 tools
This is much more concerning than you think...MAMatthew Berman· 27 Oct 2026 · 2 tools
Language Models
All Language Models →Clover
Model · DiffuSpace AI
Open-weights diffusion language model from DiffuSpace AI with 35B total and 3B active parameters.
LFM3
Model · Liquid AI
Liquid AI's LFM3 family of small multimodal foundation models for on-device, edge and cloud use.
Nanbeige4.3-33B
Model · Nanbeige
33B dense open-weights LLM from Nanbeige, tuned for agentic coding and professional cowork tasks.
Apex 35B
Model · Apexin
35B-parameter model from Apexin, built on Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and tuned for automated research and robotics simulation.
Groot
Model
Family of four open MoE language models (19B to 280B), reportedly pruned from DeepSeek and Qwen bases.
Spark-X2.6-1.7B
Model
Compact 1.7B open-weights text LLM for on-device use, with adjustable thinking levels and English/Chinese support.
SenseNova-Loop 9B
Model · SenseTime
9B-parameter looped multimodal model from SenseTime that reuses a layer block twice for long-context and agentic tasks.
GPT-6.1
Model · OpenAI
OpenAI language model in the GPT-6.1 family; the Soul Max variant is noted by reviewers for low token use per task.
Image Generation
All Image Generation →Video Generation
All Video Generation →MatAnyone-E
Model
Efficient high-resolution video matting model using sparse memory propagation, extending MatAnyone 2.
UniAction
Model
Research framework that conditions one video world model on force, camera, hand pose and robot pose actions.
Open-H3-Regenerate-2K
Model · NVIDIA
Open few-step diffusion refiner from NVIDIA that regenerates low-resolution H3 video drafts at 768P to 4K, 5–15 seconds.
SenseNova 6.8 Code2Video
Model · SenseTime
Open-weights 27B model from SenseTime that creates short videos by generating and rendering executable code.
Voice & Audio
All Voice & Audio →ElevenLabs
API · ElevenLabs
AI audio platform and API for text-to-speech, speech-to-text, music, sound effects, voice cloning and voice agents.
Hy-SimulMT
Model · Tencent
Tencent Hunyuan's real-time Chinese-English speech-to-speech simultaneous translation model with voice cloning.
Audio8 TTS Realistic 0.6B
Model
Compact 0.6B open text-to-speech model with zero-shot voice cloning and support for 23 languages.
Paradee 1.2
Model
8.5 MB, 8M-parameter text-to-speech model distilled from Kokoro-82M, with four preset voices and CPU inference.
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe
Model · NVIDIA
NVIDIA's open-weight mixture-of-experts speech model for offline transcription in 40 languages, up to one hour of audio.
3D & Worlds
All 3D & Worlds →Genie 4
Model · Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind world model that turns text or images into interactive, real-time controllable worlds with audio.
MotionBricks
Model · NVIDIA
NVIDIA's real-time generative motion model for game characters and humanoid robots, with smart primitives for authoring.
MUNDO
Model
World model that turns a few context images into an editable, physics-simulated 3D world rendered by a video model.
OverSeer
Research · Meta
Meta/Oxford multi-agent video world model that adds fixed auxiliary cameras to keep a shared world consistent.
PhysAg3D
Research
Research framework that turns a single image into a textured 3D asset with articulated parts and physical behavior.
IDOL
Model
Diffusion model from Speridlabs that turns a single image into a 3D Gaussian splat object at adjustable detail levels.
SceneBloom
Research
Research framework that generates collision-free, physically stable 3D indoor rooms from diffusion-sampled layouts.
Agents & Automation
All Agents & Automation →AutoSwarm
Agent · HKUDS
Open-source layer that coordinates multiple coding and general agents (Codex, Claude Code, etc.) in parallel with shared context.
StreamVibe
Agent
Research project on proactive streaming video agents that infer implicit, evolving user intent and decide when to help.
Roast Room
App · Nate Herk
Open-source Claude Code skill and local web app where AI advisor personas debate a business decision and output a PDF verdict.
Instagram AI Social Media Manager
Agent · Nate Herk
Claude Code skill that turns an X post link into a researched, fact-checked Instagram carousel and posts it automatically.
Coding
All Coding →Productivity
All Productivity →Robotics
All Robotics →Research
All Research →OpenAI scientific discoveries
Research · OpenAI
OpenAI's announced AI-produced results: a local smoothing proof, an ETH refutation and a QCD result, with Lean verification.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5
Research · Artificial Analysis
Artificial Analysis's aggregate benchmark index that scores language models on intelligence across multiple evaluations.
SLEEP
Research · Google
Google research training framework alternating wake and sleep phases for memory consolidation and self-generated practice.