Weekly Roundup

Five to seven stories from the week, gathered into one roundup.

This Week in AI: Claude Code Auto Mode Becomes Default, ChatGPT Free Goes Unlimited

Anthropic said on August 7 that Claude Code auto mode becomes the default on Pro, Max, and Team starting August 14. In its controlled test, human review caught 13.6% of risky commands and auto mode caught 89%. On August 6 the ChatGPT free tier moved to GPT-5.6 Luna with unlimited text chat.

August 9, 2026

Weekly Roundup

This Week in AI: OpenAI Cuts Output Price 80%, DeepSeek Lands in Codex, EU Enforcement Starts

OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Luna output pricing from $6 to $1.20 per million tokens on July 30, and DeepSeek opened V4-Flash in public beta with official Codex integration docs the next day. EU AI Act GPAI enforcement began August 2.

August 3, 2026