Agentic AI describes software that works toward an objective by deciding what to do next rather than waiting for a new instruction at every step. A typical agent interprets the goal, creates a plan, calls permitted tools, reviews the result, and adjusts when an action fails. This makes the approach useful for research, coding, customer operations, and other tasks that span several systems or decisions. Autonomy does not mean unlimited control: production agents should operate within explicit permissions, spending limits, data boundaries, and stopping rules. Logs and human approval checkpoints help teams trace decisions and intervene before an incorrect plan causes wider effects.
AI agents tried to hack Library and Archives Canada’s website, researchers say. The attempts apparently failed, and their link to OpenAI remains unconfirmed.
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful AI model yet, with a one-million-token output limit, introductory API pricing, and a phased rollout.
Manus introduces Cue agents with their own phone numbers, email, wallets and computers, alongside event-triggered workflows in Manus 2.0. Access starts with an invite-only rollout.
OpenAI DevDay 2026 brings Dots agents, GPT-6.1 Sol, Astra Ultrafast and a $500 Pro plan. Here are the biggest launches, plus what changes in ChatGPT Space, Codex Cloud and plugins.
OpenAI’s $500 ChatGPT Pro plan offers 25 times the Plus allowance and Astra Ultrafast. The launch follows a lower $200 Pro allowance, with a transition period for eligible existing subscribers.
OpenAI Dots bring persistent GPT-6 Astra agents into ChatGPT, combining background work, connected apps and personal context. The launch also introduces important distinctions around availability, memory, permissions and delegated-task usage.
GPT-6.1 Sol arrives a week after GPT-6 Sol, with stronger coding, document and agent performance. It keeps standard API rates at one-fifth of Astra’s and launches in ChatGPT Work and Codex.
OpenAI canceled the release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing found it failed to meet alignment standards, the latest sign of AI companies slowing releases amid a run of agent security incidents.
Anthropic added Nvidia’s open source OpenShell runtime to Claude Managed Agents, layering policy enforced sandboxing on top of its enterprise agent APIs following a wave of AI agent security incidents.
Meta announced the Meta Enterprise Platform to sell its AI models, agents and infrastructure to businesses, led by MongoDB chief executive CJ Desai, whose departure sent MongoDB shares sharply lower.