The Kingy Brief

Fridays at 09:00 Vancouver time: source-checked AI changes, original tests and one practical thing to try. The weekly restart begins October 9, 2026. We skip weeks without enough verified material.

Oct 9, 2026

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The Kingy Brief #9: Which AI model passed our coding and math tasks?

GPT-6.1 Sol passed 36/36 in both recorded v2 categories. Compare all three configurations and inspect the failures.

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Readable text can still fail a video test

Sep 20, 2026

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Readable text can still fail a video test

Six retained clips, four established failures and two unresolved results.

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The Kingy Brief #8: Likeness checks, bioresilience

Jul 24, 2026

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The Kingy Brief #8: Likeness checks, bioresilience

Today’s source-backed brief: TikTok’s likeness test and DeepMind’s bioresilience framework.

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The Kingy Brief #7: Presence, agent VMs, runtime controls

Jul 23, 2026

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The Kingy Brief #7: Presence, agent VMs, runtime controls

Today's source-backed brief: OpenAI Presence, box by ASCII, Kastra, Humalike, and Buzzy.

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The Kingy Brief #6: Fable check, Spotify chat, launch radar

Jul 20, 2026

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The Kingy Brief #6: Fable check, Spotify chat, launch radar

Today's source-backed brief: checkable math, Spotify's audio assistant, and July 19 launch reports.

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The Kingy Brief #5: Kimi K3, Inkling, agent controls

Jul 19, 2026

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The Kingy Brief #5: Kimi K3, Inkling, agent controls

Today's source-backed brief: Kimi K3 economics and the July 18 launch radar.

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