Friday, 9 October 2026
This dated roundup collects the most interesting AI and technology developments found for Friday, 9 October 2026.
Research & Products
Scale AI releases visual-reasoning benchmark; best model scores 53.6% versus humans’ 93.1%
Humanity’s Sixth Sense tests what images and videos imply, not just what they show. Social understanding was the weakest area for 21 of 25 models, though those scores measure agreement with human interpretations.
Read morettok 0.4
Release: ttok 0.4 ttok is my CLI tool for counting tokens, using OpenAI's open source tiktoken library. It hasn't been in updated in a couple of years, but I finally fixed a Click warning, updated CI, and added a --list-models command to list available models. It works with uvx , so you can count tokens in anything like this: cat file.txt | uvx ttok Tags: projects , ai , openai , generative-ai , llms , tokenization
Read moreGoogle releases a new local-first Granola competitor
Google’s new AI Edge Foresight app takes on Granola with an offline meeting note-taker that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions using on-device AI.
Read morettok 1.0
Release: ttok 1.0 I released ttok 0.4 , ran uv tool upgrade ttok , piped a file into the new version... and realized that it was defaulting to the GPT-4 tokenizer when it should very clearly default to GPT-5/GPT-6 instead! I figured switching the default was a reasonable excuse to finally ship a 1.0. OpenAI haven't actually confirmed that GPT-6 uses the same tokenizer as the GPT-5 family yet - there's an angry issue about it - but I found this commit by William Liu which reports on an experiment he ran confirming that the tokenizers are likely the same: All seven GPT models (5.5, 5.6...
Read moreGoodfire launches AI agent monitors that check internal signals, not just output
The system reserves a second AI model’s review for flagged activity. Goodfire’s cost and detection figures come from its own Kimi K3 tests.
Read moreGoogle Releases an AI Meeting Note-Taker That Works Offline on Macs
Google says the app works completely offline and is optimized for Apple Silicon.
Read moreAWS introduces open-source tools to train, simulate and deploy intelligent machines
The Physical AI Toolchain connects cloud training to machines in the field. Customers can adopt the whole workflow or keep their existing tools and select individual components.
Read moreAnthropic Unveils Free OSS Scanner to Flag Open-Source Security Flaws
Anthropic’s OSS Scanner offers free AI vulnerability scans for open-source projects, but fully model-generated reports may include false positives. The post Anthropic Unveils Free OSS Scanner to Flag Open-Source Security Flaws appeared first on Superintelligence News - Artificial Intelligence News .
Read moreA startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons
Richard Bronson, a former Stratton Oakmont partner who served time in federal prison for securities violations, has launched Commissary Club, a startup that uses AI to help people leaving prison find jobs, housing, community, and even dates.
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Nous Research Raises $90 Million to Bring Its Open-Source AI Agent Into Businesses
Hermes for Businesses promises model choice and control over company knowledge. The financing backs a paid business built around an agent whose core software is openly licensed.
Read morePolicy & Ethics
How Elon Musk’s PAC Is Reshaping the 2026 Midterms and the AI Safety Debate
Musk midterm spending is targeting key Senate races while effective altruism and AI safety move deeper into the political spotlight. The post How Elon Musk’s PAC Is Reshaping the 2026 Midterms and the AI Safety Debate appeared first on Superintelligence News - Artificial Intelligence News .
Read moreIndustry
DOE funds a SLAC-led project to let AI choose catalyst experiments
The seed-funded collaboration will connect AI reasoning with X-ray measurements and automated experiments. Its first test is whether that loop produces scientific understanding with fewer experiments.
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