AI news of 19 September 2026 · Robots Versus Humans

Google Deepmind's Dream-RSI helps AI agents improve by “dreaming” about past attempts

Dream-RSI lets AI agents learn from past attempts without costly recalculations, cutting iterations by up to 2.43 times.

Google and Deepmind's Dream-RSI lets AI agents "dream" through past search runs to test new strategies without costly recalculations. In tests, it matched or beat existing results, cutting iterations by a factor of up to 2.43. Only the search strategy adapts, while the underlying AI model stays unchanged.

The Decoder 12h ago 5 min read

Qwen, large language models

Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash undercuts Google's Gemini Flash pricing while matching its multimodal benchmarks

Alibaba's Qwen multimodal model matches Google's performance on audio and video tasks at lower cost.

The Decoder 8h ago

AI benchmarking

Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Vals AI develops neutral benchmarking standards to evaluate AI model performance objectively.

TechCrunch 10h ago

industrial AI, robots

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Vantora, a startup that builds other startups using physical AI systems, raised 100 million dollars for industrial automation.

TechCrunch 23h ago

AI regulation, antitrust

Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone????

Former US antitrust chief discusses whether AI development requires exemption from competition law.

The Verge 13h ago

AI safety

Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening Opens at the publisher in a new tab

AI chatbots are helping uncover security flaws, despite industry discussions about slowing AI development.

Wired 12h ago

AI regulation

The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over

AI industry leaders debate regulatory approaches amid disagreement over development pace and control measures.

The Verge 14h ago

AI chip design

How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI used its language models to help design a custom processor chip.

Hacker News 1d ago

AI development tools

Unity launches official plugins for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex to stop AI agents from using outdated tutorials Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Unity releases official plugins for Claude and OpenAI models to improve AI code generation accuracy.

The Decoder 9h ago

AI policy, Trump

Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Trump proposes rebranding AI and creating an AI Force, dismisses concerns as political.

TechCrunch 3h ago

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Google Deepmind's Dream-RSI helps AI agents improve by “dreaming” about past attempts

Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash undercuts Google's Gemini Flash pricing while matching its multimodal benchmarks

Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking Opens at the publisher in a new tab

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone????

Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening Opens at the publisher in a new tab

The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over

How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Unity launches official plugins for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex to stop AI agents from using outdated tutorials Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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