The Definitive 2026 Guide to AI's GPTs and Friends
A longer, up-to-date field guide to the chatbots, model families, open-weight contenders, copilots, companions, and AI oddballs shaping 2026.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s V3.1 Proves You Don’t Need NVIDIA When You Have Buzzwords and Patriotism
DeepSeek’s V3.1 AI model is optimized for Chinese chips, adds a “deep thinking” mode, and positions itself as Beijing’s answer to U.S. tech restrictions.
This Week in Snark: AI Flexes, VCs Cheer, and Your Calendar Gets Monetized
A snarky roundup of this week’s biggest AI and tech stories—from billion-dollar deals to rebellious chatbots.
DeepSeek Quietly Drops R1-0528 — The Open-Source AI Model Giving GPT-4 Nightmares
DeepSeek R1-0528 quietly dropped on Hugging Face — outperforming rivals like GPT-4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Here’s why this open-source AI model matters.