Massive AI News : Claude 4, Grok 3.5, OpenAIs New Model Revealed, And More…

# Meta’s Llama 4 Disaster and the AI Arms Race Heats Up

In what can only be described as a tumultuous week for artificial intelligence, the tech world has been rocked by drama, surprising announcements, and major shifts in the AI landscape. Let’s unpack the most significant developments that are reshaping how businesses will use AI in the coming months.

## Meta’s Llama 4 catastrophe reveals benchmark manipulation

The highly anticipated open-source Llama 4 model from Meta has turned into what insiders are calling a complete failure. Reports suggest Meta’s AI team was thrown into “panic mode” after DeepSeek V3—a relatively unknown AI competitor with a fraction of Meta’s budget—outperformed Llama 4 in key benchmarks.

The situation deteriorated when evidence emerged suggesting Meta may have released different versions of Llama 4: one optimized specifically for benchmarks and another considerably weaker version for public release. Ethan Mollick, a prominent AI researcher, noted that “the model that won in LM Arena was much different than the one released.”

In perhaps the most telling sign of trouble, former Meta employees are now actively distancing themselves from the project. One ex-Meta employee now working at OpenAI explicitly stated on their profile: “Llama 2 and Llama 3 period. I have not been involved with Llama 4 at all.” This remarkable disclaimer speaks volumes about how the AI community views this release.

## The AI race accelerates with new model announcements

While Meta stumbles, other AI powerhouses are charging ahead:

### Claude 4 coming soon
Anthropic Chief Scientist Jared Kaplan confirmed Claude 4 will arrive “in the next 6 months or so,” noting that “AI cycles are compressing faster than the hardware cycle.” Anthropic also launched a new “Max Plan” for its Claude AI assistant, offering 5-20 times more usage than their standard plan with priority access to the latest models.

### Grok 3.5 and more from Elon Musk
During a livestream, Elon Musk revealed that xAI is preparing to launch Grok 3.5 “soonish” with “significant