OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 Sol, its most powerful model to date, alongside two cheaper variants, Terra and Luna. Currently, access is restricted to approximately 20 vetted partners at the request of the U.S. government. Sol features a 'max reasoning effort' and an 'ultra' mode that spawns parallel subagents to handle complex tasks.
Anthropic launched Claude Science in beta, a dedicated research app that functions like a smart Jupyter Notebook. It connects natively to over 60 scientific databases, includes exact code and environment details for artifacts, features a reviewer agent to flag incorrect citations, and scales analyses across GPUs.
Anthropic has discussed a custom AI chip collaboration with Samsung to diversify its compute stack, though chips from Google, Amazon, and Nvidia remain central to its strategy.
OpenAI's GeneBench-Pro is a benchmark that evaluates how AI agents handle ambiguity, revise assumptions, and choose analysis paths in computational biology, focusing on genomics, quantitative biology, and translational medicine.
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