Function calling is a capability that allows a language model to select an external function and produce structured arguments for it. The application defines available tools, such as searching a database, checking inventory, calculating a value, or creating a calendar event. When the model requests a call, trusted software validates the arguments, runs the function, and can return the result for the model to incorporate into its response. The model does not execute arbitrary code simply because it generated a call. Secure implementations restrict permissions, validate schemas, handle failures, protect sensitive data, require confirmation for consequential actions, and treat tool output as potentially untrusted input.
Robert Martin’s ub-mode pairs engineering rules with complexity, duplication and mutation-testing tools to help AI coding agents produce maintainable code.
Arthur Hayes wants FLOP to anchor a global market for AI compute, with futures for hedging and speculation. The network and token remain in development.
GPT-6.1 Terra targets visual reasoning and computer use at half Sol’s standard API rates, with access through ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API.
Cathedral says AI agents helped researchers access Anthropic’s internal data in under 12 hours. Anthropic says Claude chats, code and model weights were unaffected.
Oracle’s AI Success Navigator adds six specialized agents and a reusable setup registry to help businesses configure, test and modernize Fusion Cloud Applications.
OpenAI resumed frontier AI training on October 1 after an 11-day pause, strengthening safeguards and blocking live internet access after a containment failure.
Elon Musk says he trusts Grok Bot with his finances. SpaceX reports 800,000 paid weekly users as the agent expands into purchases and account access.
Microsoft’s MAI-DxO scored 83.2% on complex cases versus 36.1% for generalist doctors in simulations. Budget settings cut estimated workup costs.
Higgsfield has secured NVIDIA and TCV backing in a Series B extension, with undisclosed terms, as it expands AI video infrastructure and production tools.
OpenAI’s Decisions API uses GPT-6 Luna for structured choices, with input starting at $0.10 per million tokens and a claimed speedup of up to 10x.