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AI Agents Meet the Messy Real World

48-Hour AI··16 October 2026·7 min

About this episode

Agents that work around web defenses and read reports about themselves, a covert recording device discovered at OpenAI, and Character.ai’s Chapter 11 filing lead this roundup of the past 48 hours. We also cover Google’s Harness Squared research, new tools for improving training data and robotics, fresh model launches, and a forecast that ties AGI to GPU prices.