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GLM 5.2: How a 744B Open Model Is Closing the Gap With Claude Opus on Code
Z.ai's GLM 5.2 is a 744-billion-parameter open-weight model that scores within one percentage point of Claude Opus 4.8 on frontier coding benchmarks, under an MIT license, at roughly one-sixth the API cost. That combination is reshaping how teams think about model pricing and the open-versus-closed divide.
Video AI Is Splitting in Two: The Seedance vs. Kling Control Divide
Two Chinese AI video giants, ByteDance's Seedance and Kuaishou's Kling, have emerged as the dominant forces in AI video generation, but they are betting on fundamentally different philosophies of creative control. Understanding the split helps you reason clearly about where the technology goes next.
How to Actually Read an AI Benchmark (Without Being Fooled)
Every AI model launch comes packaged with a scorecard. Here is how to read those numbers without being misled by the fine print labs rarely volunteer.
What Is the OpenAI IPO Really Betting On?
OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO that could rank among the largest in U.S. history, but the headline valuation masks a much more complex bet. Understanding what it is actually wagering on is one of the most instructive exercises in AI literacy right now.
What Is AI Regulatory Capture? A Plain-Language Guide
Regulatory capture is an old problem in a new setting: the people writing AI rules increasingly depend on the AI industry to understand what they are regulating. Here is what that means, why it matters, and how to think about what comes next.
Why the $20 / Month AI Era Is Ending
For three years, $20 a month bought you access to the most powerful AI in history. That deal is quietly unraveling, and the reasons why matter for everyone who depends on AI tools.
Claude Fable 5: Anthropic's Most Powerful Public AI, Explained
Claude Fable 5 is Anthropic's most capable publicly released model, bringing Mythos-class reasoning and agentic power to general users for the first time. Its launch and rapid suspension by U.S. export controls mark a turning point in how governments and AI labs negotiate the edge of frontier AI.