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title: "Meta researchers taught an 8B AI model to match Claude Opus 4.5 — without the frontier price tag"
date: 2026-08-27
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description: "RL, enhancing AI agent efficiency in complex workflows by teaching optimal harness use, improving success rates."
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# Meta researchers taught an 8B AI model to match Claude Opus 4.5 — without the frontier price tag

RL, enhancing AI agent efficiency in complex workflows by teaching optimal harness use, improving success rates.

*Published: 2026-08-27*