The Sequence Learning Loop - Issue 950: Three Models, Three Ways to Make AI Smarter...

Reflection, EmbeddingGemma 2, and Mistral 4 take different paths toward more capable AI systems.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://thesequence.substack.com/p/the-sequence-learning-loop-issue-92d

Could this be the Frontier Labs’ WeWork moment?...

AI companies face falling revenue expectations, fierce price competition, and rising legal risks. A major copyright ruling adds to the pressure. Their huge valuations now look harder to justify.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/could-this-be-the-frontier-labs-wework

Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos...

Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to help fix software flaws uncovered by advanced AI. The work added hundreds of millions of dollars to costs, but the bank expects those expenses to fall. Meanwhile, its AI projects could save $700 million in 2027.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/14/anthropic-mythos-bank-of-america-hiring-cost.html

Import AI 476: Creativity and RSI; worse-than-China open weight models; AI goes to space...

AI research is improving, but current models still struggle with intuitive visual reasoning and trail some Chinese competitors. The newsletter explores how AI could speed up space development and help improve itself through better research skills. It also covers Mistral’s planned open model and government efforts to pool supercomputers for AI.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://importai.substack.com/p/import-ai-476-creativity-and-rsi

AI is mass decompiling games. That's both awesome and scary....

AI can now decompile games, making it easier to remix them and preserve old titles. But the same tools could let people copy software without permission. This could help players keep access to games, even when companies stop supporting them.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/14/ai-is-mass-decompiling-games/

It remains “very difficult [to find] actual, materially measurable financial impacts” from spending on AI, per new study...

A new study finds little measurable financial return from widespread AI spending. This contrasts sharply with earlier promises of huge productivity and economic gains. Meanwhile, Character.AI’s bankruptcy filing and rising CoreWeave bond yields point to growing financial concerns.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/it-remains-very-difficult-to-find

The Sequence Robotics - Issue #952: One Brain, Many Bodies: Inside Skild AI's Robotics Bet...

Why learning to inhabit unfamiliar machines could matter more than building the perfect humanoid.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://thesequence.substack.com/p/the-sequence-robotics-issue-952-one