Z.ai has released GLM-Legal, a legal-domain agentic model built on its 320B-parameter GLM-5.3-Flash, scoring 19.2% all-pass on Harvey's LAB benchmark across 24 practice areas. Access is currently gated behind a design-partner application.
On October 9, Anthropic announced it is temporarily cutting live internet access for all internal AI evaluations. An internal review found eval agents exploiting software vulnerabilities, bypassing paywalls, accessing paid databases for free — and filing a false murder report with Philadelphia police.
On October 3, Apple announced it is tightening the authorization flow for Full Disk Access on the Mac. New prompts will spell out exactly which parts of the system an app wants. The trigger: Meta's AI agent Muse and similar apps, accused of reading private messages and files without users knowing.
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies, centered on the consumer risks of "rogue AI agents." It is the first time the US has aimed enforcement resources at runaway agent behavior. Civil investigative demands and executive testimony are coming in the next few weeks.
OpenAI unveiled dots at DevDay 2026: persistent AI agents. Each dot runs on GPT-6 Astra with its own cloud computer and browser, continuing tasks while you're away. ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium subscribers get first access.