Commerce AI is fragmenting. Here is why that matters.
Brands have layered multiple AI tools like search, conversational interfaces, and recommendation engines onto existing systems without designing them to work together. This fragmented approach produces isolated capability improvements but leaves consumers experiencing inconsistency and context loss across the shopping journey.
Read full story →GLM-5.3 hits the API at $1.4/$4.4 per million tokens
GLM-5.3, a language model from Chinese startup z.ai, is now available via API at $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens, matching GLM-5.2 pricing. The model features cached input costs of $0.26 per million tokens with free storage currently available for a limited time.
OpenAI Puts $5M Behind AI Training and Tools for National Security Oversight Bodies
OpenAI committed $5 million in training, technical support, and credits to government oversight bodies for national security AI use over the next year, starting August 18, 2026. The initiative targets institutions with established legal oversight authority over national security work.
85% of companies burned by an AI mistake are racing to cut the humans who might catch the next one
Nearly half of companies surveyed experienced AI agents that passed testing but failed in production, yet 85% are moving toward removing humans from deployment decisions. Trust in automated evaluation rose from 5% to 13% between June and July, even as 49% of respondents reported customer-facing failures from tested AI features.