Daily AI CatchupAI Catchup — Friday, October 16, 2026
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AI Agents Now Sit Through Job Interviews
Companies are testing autonomous agents with actual interviews before letting them touch production systems.
ModelMeta's Watermelon Model Matures Into Frontier System
Meta's internal 'Watermelon' project has reportedly grown into a full frontier-class AI model.
OtherOpenAI Finds a Bug in Its Own Boardroom
OpenAI reportedly uncovered a governance or process flaw at the board level, not just in its code.
ResearchAllen Institute Simulates Extreme Weather 300x Cheaper
HiRO-ACEv2 generates high-resolution global climate data at a fraction of the usual compute cost.