botuse.me | How people use AI bots, plus briefsWe turn X discussions about how people use AI bots and agents into topic guides: what people do, what works, and what we recommend. Plus short briefs, posted as they happen.https://botuse.me/enOpenAI changes how the ChatGPT and Codex desktop apps store data, expected to use about 60% less diskhttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/openai-codex-desktop-storage/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/openai-codex-desktop-storage/The change affects the state data the desktop apps keep locally, and it was prompted by power users reporting they were running out of disk space.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:36:13 GMTAnthropic red team: small models may be able to self-replicate on smart devices within monthshttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/anthropic-ai-worm/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/anthropic-ai-worm/In a simulated network, the model infected every node in 4 of 5 runs; based on Anthropic's trend projection, this could be possible by the end of thisWed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:33 GMTAnthropic reports progress against distillation attackshttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/anthropic-distillation-defense/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/anthropic-distillation-defense/Early evidence shows the data distillers obtain has dropped by roughly 90% to 99%.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:33 GMTAnthropic builds its own version control, Scion, and moves its internal codebase off githttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/anthropic-scion-source-control/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/anthropic-scion-source-control/Daily merged code changes grew from about 2,500 in May to more than 30,000 in September, and a seven-person team finished the migration in five monthsWed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:33 GMTGoogle makes Gemini 4 Argon generally availablehttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/gemini-4-argon-ga/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/gemini-4-argon-ga/It's available through the developer API and Pro and Ultra subscriptions. Promotional pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million outpuWed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:33 GMTZhipu launches GLM-Legal, a model built for legal workhttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/glm-legal/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/glm-legal/API access currently requires an application, and the officially reported Harvey LAB all-pass rate is 19.2%.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:33 GMTMeta launches the Muse Wonder series, aimed at personal and work agentshttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/meta-muse-wonder/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/meta-muse-wonder/Developers can use it today; the Muse personal agent will switch over later.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:33 GMTGrok, Cursor, and X Premium merge into one plan: The X Subscription launcheshttps://botuse.me/en/briefs/x-subscription/https://botuse.me/en/briefs/x-subscription/Plans start at $8 a month, and existing plans can stay as they are.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:52:33 GMT