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AI Wars Heat Up: Cheaper Tech Challenges Giants

Anthropic's release of Claude Sonnet 4.6, a new AI model, has sent ripples through the tech industry, offering near-flagship intelligence at a significantly reduced cost. According to VentureBeat, the model, launched on Tuesday, is priced at $3 per million tokens, the same as its predecessor, Sonnet 4.5, but delivers a full upgrade across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. It also features a 1M token context window in beta.

The new model is now the default in claude.ai and Claude Cowork. This repricing event is expected to accelerate enterprise adoption of AI agents and automated coding tools, according to VentureBeat. This comes as companies are rapidly deploying AI solutions.

Meanwhile, Google DeepMind is calling for increased scrutiny of the moral behavior of large language models (LLMs). According to MIT Technology Review, researchers are concerned about the trustworthiness of these models, especially as they take on more sensitive roles in people's lives, such as acting as companions or medical advisors. "With coding and math, you have clear-cut, correct answers that you can check," said William Isaac, a research scientist at Google DeepMind, during an exclusive preview.

In other tech news, the world of cryptocurrency continues to evolve. Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen, founder of THORChain, a blockchain that allows users to swap cryptocurrencies, is making waves. As reported by MIT Technology Review, Thorbjornsen, who once used a pseudonym and an AI-generated avatar, now operates openly. He even uses a luxury helicopter emblazoned with "BTC" for Bitcoin, a symbol of his success in the crypto world. Thorbjornsen claims a previous crypto project made over AU400 million, although he also says those funds were tied up in the company.

The rise of AI and cryptocurrency highlights the ongoing human desire to predict and control the future. As MIT Technology Review notes, "To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster." From tea leaves to data sets, the tools of divination have changed, but the conviction that the future can be known remains.

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