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A mysterious repository appeared on Hugging Face this week, with a user going by burner twenty-two claiming to have uploaded a leaked Anthropic model under the name Numbat — allegedly part of a so-called Mythos class. Anthropic has not confirmed anything, and with zero comments and a single upvote, the community remains skeptical. Still, the claim alone is enough to raise eyebrows about model security.
Shifting gears, video AI startup Pika has announced its H three Flex model, expanding its suite of generative video tools with what the company describes as a more flexible and accessible tier. Pika has been working to carve out space in an increasingly crowded field alongside Runway and Sora, and this release signals they're still pushing to stay competitive on both quality and reach.
And on a lighter note, a developer named Sabih shared that they built a fully playable two-dimensional pixel game in just six hours using what's being called vibecoding — essentially prompting an AI to generate most of the logic and assets in real time. It's a small but telling example of how the line between idea and shipped product keeps getting thinner.
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