Last Week in AI #234 - Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-codex, Seedance 2.0, GLM-5
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Feb 16, 2026 They run through major model launches, from million-token context windows and agent teams to faster coding models and hardware-accelerated variants. The conversation highlights big leaps in text-to-video and image generation, plus open-weight model releases and hybrid attention tricks. Business moves and funding rounds for audio, video, and robotics firms get attention, alongside industry drama and production-readiness claims.
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Video Startups Pivot Toward World Models For Robotics
- Runway raised $315M to pivot from consumer video to enterprise world-models for robotics and simulation.
- Video generation startups see a strategic path toward robotics and enterprise services.
Big Bets Continue On Humanoid Robotics
- Apptronik's $935M raise at a $5.3B valuation signals sustained investor belief in humanoid robotics commercial prospects.
- Factory pilots with major automakers suggest near-term vertical enterprise deployments.
Super Bowl Dig Sparks Public Back-and-Forth
- Anthropic ran a Super Bowl ad mocking ads in chatbots and claimed 'ads are coming to AI, but not to Claude.'
- Sam Altman and OpenAI responded defensively, creating public industry drama.