The Rundown AI is reporting that Microsoft made a significant push into agentic artificial intelligence at its Build 2026 conference, releasing new in-house models and agent-first hardware. It said Microsoft AI unveiled seven new MAI models covering reasoning, coding, image, voice and transcription, accessible through Microsoft Foundry. The outlet reported the introduction of Microsoft Scout, an "Autopilot" agent built on OpenClaw, designed to run in Teams and perform proactive tasks such as scheduling meetings. Microsoft also showcased Majorana 2, a quantum chip developed with the help of AI agents, which demonstrated a 1,000-fold improvement in reliability and could lead to a usable quantum machine by 2029. Additionally, the company previewed Project Solara, a forthcoming platform for agentic devices, and introduced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a new mini-PC tailored for AI workloads.
The Rundown AI also reported that President Donald Trump signed an executive order requesting AI laboratories to voluntarily submit "covered frontier models" to the government for a 30-day security review before their public release. It said this order represents a softening from a previously anticipated 90-day requirement. The outlet noted that Trump scrapped the longer draft hours before a planned May 21 ceremony, telling reporters that a 90-day review would "get in the way of" the U.S. AI race with China. The order explicitly rules out mandatory licensing or permits for new models and directs the Justice Department to pursue AI-powered hacking of computer systems.
Furthermore, The Rundown AI is reporting that legendary Hollywood director Martin Scorsese has become an adviser to the AI image startup Black Forest Labs. It said Scorsese is utilizing the company's FLUX model for the preproduction phase of a new film, specifically for storyboarding. The outlet emphasized that Scorsese's use is limited to storyboarding and does not involve generating actors, sets or footage. Scorsese described the ability to instantly share storyboards as "creatively freeing" and commented on cinema's ongoing evolution.
In other AI news, The Rundown AI said Anthropic expanded its Project Glasswing, granting 150 new organizations in 15 countries access to its Claude Mythos Preview model. It also reported that OpenAI launched new updates for Codex, including "Sites" for creating and sharing hosted websites and applications, along with new role-specific plugins. The outlet noted that Cognition rebranded its Windsurf IDE as Devin Desktop, offering a unified interface for running agents locally or in the cloud. Alphabet, Google's parent company, is selling $80 billion in stock to finance its AI infrastructure expansion, with plans to spend up to $190 billion this year.