BAAI's AREX-2 is a 27B open-weights model trained to try, check and retry by itself for hours. We tested it to see what that means for the agent harness you already have.
NVIDIA's Dory1.0-4B reruns one block of layers for each token. You choose how many times at deploy time, and the weights in memory never change.
AI automation explained without the jargon. What it is, how it differs from Zapier-style automation, and where it actually pays off for Australian small and medium businesses.
The six highest-ROI AI automations for Australian accounting and bookkeeping firms, and an honest read on when off-the-shelf tools cover them and when a custom build pays off.
Most AI ROI numbers are made up. Here is a simple framework to run the maths yourself, with fully-loaded Australian labour costs, worked examples and the cases where the answer is don't automate.
Open models like GLM 5.2 now handle most everyday AI work at a fraction of frontier prices. Swapping one in, though, is an engineering project in its own right, and that is where the savings are won or lost.