Anthropic & Mistral Push Open AI Standards: MCP Donated, Devstral 2 & Vibe CLI Unveiled
New Models & Open-Source Releases
Anthropic Donates Model Context Protocol (MCP) to Linux Foundation for Agentic AI Standardization
Anthropic has transferred the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the Linux Foundation to establish an open, universal standard for Agentic AI, promoting interoperability and preventing vendor lock-in. The initiative aims to create a neutral, open-source infrastructure akin to USB-C, fostering collaboration in AI development.
Mistral AI Launches Devstral 2 Coding Models & Mistral Vibe CLI
Mistral AI introduced Devstral 2, a new open-source coding model family with two variants: Devstral 2 123B and Devstral Small 2 24B, both permissively licensed. Alongside, they released Mistral Vibe, a native CLI for end-to-end code automation, designed to integrate seamlessly with Devstral models.
- Introducing: Devstral 2 and Mistral Vibe CLI. | Mistral AI
- Introducing Devstral 2 & Mistral Vibe
- Mistral AI Unveils Devstral 2 Coding Models and Vibe CLI
Z.ai Releases GLM-ASR-Nano: A Compact, High-Performance Open-Source ASR Model
Z.ai unveiled GLM-ASR-Nano, a 1.5B-parameter open-source Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model optimized for low-volume speech and multilingual support (Mandarin, English, Cantonese). It outperforms OpenAI Whisper V3 on benchmarks while maintaining a compact size.
Arcee AI Debuts Trinity Mini: A 26B OpenWeight MoE Model with 3B Active Parameters
Arcee AI released Trinity Mini, a 26B-parameter Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with only 3B active parameters (8 experts + 1 shared). Trained on 10T tokens, it supports a 128k context window and excels in math (92.1% on Math-500) and tool-calling tasks, achieving 84.95% on MMLU zero-shot.
AI Research & Tools
Prototype "LLM Oscilloscope" Visualizes GPT-2’s Layer-by-Layer Transformations
A new 3D visualization tool (dubbed an "LLM oscilloscope") renders GPT-2 Small’s internal dynamics during a forward pass, displaying per-head vector deltas, PCA projections, and angular/magnitude differences. The tool reveals stabilization in early layers and sharp transitions around layers 9–10, aiding interpretability research.
Industry & Business Moves
OpenAI Hires Former Slack CEO Denise Dresser as Chief Revenue Officer
OpenAI appointed Denise Dresser, ex-CEO of Slack, as its new Chief Revenue Officer to lead its rapidly expanding enterprise unit. The hire signals OpenAI’s strategic shift toward scaling business applications and monetizing AI solutions for corporations.
OpenAI Economic Researcher Resigns, Citing Shift Toward AI Advocacy
Tom Cunningham, an OpenAI economist, resigned after alleging the company’s economic research team was prioritizing AI advocacy over rigorous analysis. His departure highlights tensions between independent research and corporate interests in AI policy discussions.