Tuesday, 13 October 2026
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The briefing

Tuesday, 13 October · the key facts, one line each
  1. 1
    Sakana AI and UC Berkeley researchers publish MASS, a method for a model to train itself using its own multi-agent workflows

    Researchers from Sakana AI and UC Berkeley published MASS (Multi-Agent Self-Supervision), a method in which one language model designs, runs and judges multi-agent workflows and is then fine-tuned on the best results.

    Research
  2. 2
    OpenAI lists an unannounced GPT-Rosalind life sciences model on its API pricing page

    OpenAI's API pricing page lists a model named gpt-rosalind-discovery in a 'Life sciences models' section, priced at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, the same as gpt-rosalind-research.

    Models & Launches
  3. 3
    IndiaAI Mission GPU providers may be allowed to sell compute to global clients, Business Standard reports

    The Indian government is likely to encourage companies that won IndiaAI Mission GPU bids to sell compute capacity to customers anywhere in the world at commercial rates, Business Standard reported on 12 October 2026, citing unnamed officials.

    AI in India · Based on an unconfirmed report
  4. 4
    Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI needs an “emergency brake” that people control

    Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella wrote on X on 10 October 2026 that AI needs an “emergency brake”.

    Policy & Regulation · Based on an unconfirmed report
  5. 5
    Sakana AI researchers test whether AI reviewers can catch planted errors in research papers

    A paper by Sakana AI researchers, posted on arXiv on 8 October 2026, proposes judging AI peer reviewers by whether they find planted mistakes.

    Research

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Model tracker

ModelLabContextInput · 1M tokensStory
Microsoft-Decision-1MicrosoftNot stated$0.04214 h ago
GPT-6 Sol / GPT-6 Luna (ChatGPT)OpenAINot statedIncluded in ChatGPT plansYesterday
Claude Haiku 5.5AnthropicNot stated on launch page$0.10 (up to 100K tokens)Yesterday
EmbeddingGemma 2Google DeepMind8,192 tokensFree (open weights)Yesterday
Mistral Large 4Mistral AINot stated by Mistral$1.36Yesterday

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Readers ask

What does MASS stand for?Answer → Which model did they use?Answer → Did it improve everything?Answer → What is gpt-rosalind-discovery?Answer → Can anyone use it?Answer →