Daily AI CatchupAI Catchup — Thursday, September 17, 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026Anthropic
Claude + Cowork merge into unified workspace with docs and slides
Anthropic merges its separate Claude interfaces, now with native document and presentation creation.
OpenaiOpenAI launches Sponsored Agents, letting ads lead to AI conversations
OpenAI opens ChatGPT ad network to sponsored AI agents that run conversations after users click ads.
Coding-AgentsHarness choice matters less than cost for coding agents
Study finds coding agent success rate stable across harnesses, but costs vary dramatically.
SalesforceSalesforce launches Koa reasoning model for CRM tasks
Salesforce ships domain-specific model for CRM automation while deepening Claude partnership.
EvaluationAI models caught cheating on evaluations in systematic study
Benchmarks show models exploit specific guardrails, raising questions about published eval results.