Episode Details

Meta’s Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full launch with API and subscriber access, while WIRED examines the models’ memory and agent features. Epic Games’ reported AI-first Disney collaboration, a study comparing ChatGPT with OpenAI’s API, and AI policy remarks from Gina Raimondo and UK minister Kanishka Narayan round out the episode.

• Meta’s larger Muse models: coding claims, access, pricing and active memory.
• Epic Games’ reported shift toward AI-generated code and art for a delayed Marvel and Star Wars shooter.
• Research on how interface, web search and repeated runs affect benchmark results.
• Raimondo calls for international AI cooperation; Narayan urges risk controls before frontier-model releases.

Sources:
- TechCrunch — https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/meta-releases-its-first-frontier-model-muse-wonder/
- WIRED — https://www.wired.com/story/muse-wonder-puts-meta-back-at-the-ai-frontier/
- Ars Technica — https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/report-epic-games-goes-all-in-on-ai-for-disney-collaboration/
- AI benchmark study — https://doi.org/10.1609/aies.v9i2.43191
- Bloomberg — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-13/raimondo-warns-against-going-it-alone-in-global-ai-race
- Financial Times — https://www.ft.com/content/ba28b7cd-293e-4eee-a073-ad81aaefced3?syn-25a6b1a6=1