GRAY SMOKE 6 of 6 advocates 2026-07-21

Will SSI come out of stealth mode by the end of August, and if so will their AI model represent a material advance from the current top performing frontier models?

A verdict was reached, with dissent.

The Bottom Line

NO, SSI will not come out of stealth mode by the end of August.

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