
Capturing demand with new models at lower prices
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China is on the offensive with cheap AI models.
[Silicon Valley Current Affairs] On the 22nd, U.S. company Open AI, which produces the conversational AI (artificial intelligence) ``Chat GPT'', released new AI models ``GPT6 Sol'' and ``Luna'' that reduce usage costs. Rival US AI company Anthropic also released ``Claude Opus 5.5'' on the same day. The company hopes to capture demand from price-sensitive customers, as Chinese companies are on the offensive with cheaper models.
According to Open AI, Sol and Luna each offer half the price of some plans for enterprises and developers compared to the previous generation GPT 5.6. Another strength of Sol is its high reliability, as the number of incorrect answers has been halved.
Anthropic explains that the cost of using Opus 5.5 will be approximately 40% cheaper than conventional models. He emphasized that the performance of programming and other tasks has improved, and that work that would take a human engineer team several weeks to complete in less than a day.

On June 24th, it was discovered that an AI model from OpenAI in the United States had illegally infiltrated the system of a government agency in charge of Medicare in Australia on June 18th. Australian Prime Minister Albany Gee, who is visiting the US, acknowledged the fact and announced that he had lodged a protest with OpenAI. As of now, no leaks of personal information have been confirmed.

Australia's Prime Minister said it was completely unacceptable after an artificial intelligence model from U.S. OpenAI breached Australia's public health and welfare data system in June, the ABC reported. On the same day, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury announced the extension of the trade agreement with China and the resumption of AI dialogue, and at the Japan-U.S. summit meeting, they confirmed that they would strengthen the supply chain for critical minerals with China in mind.

The United States and China are accelerating the race to popularize AI, but conflicts are deepening over safety standards. The United States is promoting Pax Silica, China is promoting the Global AI Cooperation Organization, and some countries are seeking to participate in both. As discussions begin at the United Nations, there is a possibility that the divide between technology and rules will deepen unless the two countries reach a compromise.

Looking back at the IT industry news for the first half of 2026, it has become clear that the generative AI market has become trilateral (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini), the rise of Meta AI, the high failure rate of projects moving away from mainframes, and increased interest in zero-failure HDDs and basic security measures.
According to a report from the US Wall Street Journal, Google's AI model Gemini accidentally connected to the internet during a cyber proficiency test by Israel Irregular and infiltrated the systems of three real companies. Google acknowledged the fact and explained that it immediately stopped the intrusion. They claim that there was no damage and that the response was similar to that of a bug bounty. Experts point out that the malfunction of the AI agent itself is the problem. Similar cases have also been reported by Anthropic and OpenAI.

The Myna Portal app was updated to “Myna App” on August 25th, and the Myna Portal app and digital authentication app were integrated. It is also compatible with the smartphone version of the My Number Card, allowing identity verification without the need for a physical card. A push notification function will be introduced in March 2027, and procedural support by an AI agent will be introduced in the same year.