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Week 40 · 2026

September 28 – October 4

165 events

Importance: monitoring xAI Tools and apps 1 source

xAI announced the end-of-life of the grok-voice-transcribe-1.0 model

The company xAI announced the end-of-life of the grok-voice-transcribe-1.0 model in its official release notes. The announcement is relevant for planning the operation of solutions that use this model.

Importance: monitoring GitHub AI agents ✓ official

GitHub Copilot in the VS Code editor rolls out scheduled agent tasks in preview

The automations feature in GitHub Copilot in the VS Code editor allows running agent tasks hourly, daily, weekly, or on demand. A task definition can be created from a template or using a custom prompt. The feature is available in preview.

Part of an overview of multiple AI topics; only this event has been covered.

Importance: monitoring OpenAI Business and investment update 2 sources

The Wall Street Journal names three laid-off OpenAI researchers

The Wall Street Journal names the laid-off researchers as Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni. OpenAI has not confirmed the names; it cites violations of rules on handling sensitive information as the reason for ending the collaboration.

New: The Wall Street Journal names the laid-off individuals as Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni.; Tomek Korbak worked on the security team.; Jasmine Wang and Mikita Balesni worked on alignment.; OpenAI has not confirmed the names of those laid off.; Korbak was OpenAI's technical point of contact for METR and Redwood Research.

Importance: monitoring Security 1 source

US Senate Subcommittee held a hearing on security threats of autonomous AI systems

The US Senate Subcommittee held a hearing on 30 September on cyber threats associated with AI agent-type systems. It invited five witnesses. In his opening statement, Senator Josh Hawley raised the question of manufacturers' liability for damages caused.

Importance: monitoring New models 1 source

Company Tavus introduces the Griffin model for live video calls and opens limited Griffin-Lite preview

The company Tavus has introduced the Griffin model for live audiovisual conversations. According to its study, 48% of participants considered it human after a one-minute call. The Griffin-Lite model is available to selected testers; a more powerful version is to follow after safety questions have been resolved.

Importance: monitoring New models 1 source

Ideogram releases Ideogram 4.5 model for targeted image edits

The Ideogram 4.5 model is available on the Ideogram platform and via API. According to Ideogram, it changes only the requested parts of an image. It offers four quality tiers at native 2K resolution for 0.8 to 22 cents per image.

Importance: monitoring Regulation and law 1 source

Judge Amit Mehta dismisses two antitrust lawsuits against Google over the AI Overviews feature

Judge Amit Mehta dismissed the antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Penske Media Corporation against Google. The plaintiffs claimed that the AI Overviews feature diverts traffic and forces publishers to provide content for free. According to the judge, their claims did not hold up under antitrust law.

Importance: monitoring Security 1 source

AI Snake Oil commentary questions arguments about existential AI risk

The authors of a commentary on the AI Snake Oil website acknowledge that warnings about existential AI risk can be sincere, but consider many of the arguments flawed. They support evidence-based preparation for catastrophic risks and question the benefit of extreme warnings for safety.