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Last Week in AI

#259 - Dots, Sonnet, Self-Safety, Rogue AI

Oct 9, 2026 · 1h 25m

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Our 259th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 09/30/2026 ; I lied about this one coming out soon... but not the next one , I promise!Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode: OpenAI launches 6.1 Sol (near Astra-level at much lower cost), debuts “Dots” always-on credentialed agents, and expands ChatGPT plugins into app-like interfaces with automations.Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5 (faster/cheaper, strong on agentic coding) and discloses IPO details…