AI Field Notes: Teams, Prompting, and more

The AI lab just rolled out new effort levels for /code-review. Previously, the command ran one fixed prompt no matter what. Now, each level runs its own review. Low effort runs a fast single pass that you can use before every push. High effort spins up sub-agents to verify every single finding. Anthropic says even the

The Chinese AI lab just released Kimi K3. It’s a massive 2.8 trillion parameter model with native vision and a 1 million token context window. The lab claims it only trails Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol, meaning it beats every other model they tested. It even beats Fable 5 on the Frontend Code Arena, where human judge

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One Redditor called this vibe coded fighter jet game “the most ridiculous and insane thing I've seen all day.” It rivals Microsoft Flight Simulator, but was built entirely with Claude Code (2K upvotes).

Anthropic engineer Thariq Shihipar shared his ideal prompting strategy, which uses thin prompts with meaty context. It’s sparked a discussion on prompting in the replies.

OpenAI revealed Codex Micro, a customizable mini keypad designed to make it easier to command agents. The keypad lets you prompt Codex verbally with a button, launch common workflows with a joystick, and adjust the AI’s reasoning power with a knob. It’s the first piece of hardware from OpenAI, but won’t be the last. Wa

so when he does, the internet pays attention. In a new essay, A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age, he argues that we’re standing at “the foothills of the singularity” and believes our decisions over the coming months will determine the next phase of civilization.

notably none from the US or Western Europe.

notably topping Anthropic’s Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 to claim the #1 spot on Arena’s leaderboard for web design. The Chinese lab is reportedly raising fresh capital in a round that would value it at $31.5B. Watch the viral launch video (1M views).

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