💻 Vibe coding creator Karpathy: now call it Agent Engineering 💻
The Tesla AI veteran reframes how developers should think about AI-assisted coding.

Andrej Karpathy, the former Tesla AI director who coined the term "Vibe Coding" last year, now argues the practice has evolved into something fundamentally different: Agent Engineering. In a viral post, Karpathy explains that while Vibe Coding described casually prompting AI to generate code, Agent Engineering requires structured orchestration of AI agents with clear specifications, tool access, and verification loops. The distinction matters as AI coding tools mature—developers must shift from improvised prompting to systematic agent design. This reframing could reshape how companies train teams and architect AI-assisted development workflows.

🆓 Claude opens premium features to free users 🆓
File creation and third-party integrations now available without subscription.

Anthropic has expanded Claude's free tier with features previously reserved for paying customers. Free users can now generate Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and PDFs directly through Claude. The update also introduces Connectors and Skills, allowing free-tier users to link Claude with third-party services like Slack, Notion, Canva, and PayPal for enhanced workflow integration. This strategic move significantly narrows the gap between free and paid tiers, putting pressure on competitors to match accessibility.

🇨🇳 China's Zhipu AI releases open GLM-5 🇨🇳
Open-source model rivals Western giants at a fraction of the cost.

Zhipu AI has launched GLM-5, an open-source model competing with proprietary alternatives from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic across multiple benchmarks. The model features a native "Agent Mode" that converts prompts into ready-to-use documents in various formats, while undercutting competitors at a fraction of the cost. Released under an MIT license, GLM-5 is freely available for commercial use, intensifying competition between Chinese and Western AI labs.

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Matt Shumer, CEO of HyperWrite AI, posted an AI-generated essay warning about widespread job displacement that has now reached 70 million views. The essay argues that AI will eliminate most knowledge work within years, prompting sharply divided reactions—some praise its honesty while others criticize it as alarmist. The viral moment highlights growing public anxiety about AI's economic impact.

🧮 DeepMind's Alethia solves PhD-level Olympiad mathematics problems 🧮

Google DeepMind has released Alethia, an AI agent powered by Gemini Deep Think that generates, verifies, and revises mathematical solutions end-to-end. The system has already solved Olympiad problems and PhD-level exercises, contributing to mathematical research papers alongside human mathematicians. This demonstrates AI's growing capability in abstract reasoning and advanced research.