A Eye on AI - September 10, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

OpenAI and GSA strike government AI deal with $0 fees and 50% off usage

DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash outpaces GPT-5.6 Sol on efficiency benchmark

Meta's Muse assistant tests convenience but raises privacy concerns

A Eye on AI - 12:31 PM

On this episode of A Eye on AI: OpenAI and the U.S. General Services Administration announce a first-of-its-kind agreement giving federal, state, local, and tribal governments free license access and 50% off usage, plus expanded support for cyber defenders. DeepSeek launches V4.1 Flash, a hyper-efficient model that beats OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol on a key benchmark. Universal Music Group partners with ElevenLabs for an AI remix platform, and Ant International works with Visa and Mastercard on a framework for AI agent payments. Plus, The Verge's Emma Roth tests Meta's new Muse assistant and finds it handy but privacy-uneasy.

Sources:

- OpenAI News: https://openai.com/index/expanding-ai-access-us-government

- The Verge AI: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/993465/universal-music-elevenlabs-ai

- SCMP — Business (Greater China): https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3367051/deepseek-says-new-flash-ai-model-beats-kimi-k3-cyber-coding-benchmarks?utm_source=rss_feed

- TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/09/10/ant-international-visa-and-mastercard-develop-know-your-agent-framework-for-ai-payments/

- The Verge AI: https://www.theverge.com/tech/993391/meta-muse-ai-hands-on

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