The Brutalist Report

Venturebeat

• Surprise upset: GPT-5.5 beats Claude Fable 5 on brutal new Agents’ Last Exam benchmark [42d]
• Researchers say they trained a foundation model from scratch for about $1,500 [42d]
• Anthropic CEO calls for FAA-style regulation of powerful AI models: what enterprises should know [42d]
• MassMutual's AI strategy: 12-month contracts, 30% productivity gains, zero lock-in [42d]