# June 29 2026 - AI Fails, Tiny Models Win, and Co-Worker BotsAI Fails, Tiny Models Win, and Co-Worker Bots

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Podcast: [The AI Signal & The AI Noise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-signal-the-ai-noise-7399318)
Published: 2026-06-29T03:21:15+00:00
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Duration seconds: 619

## Resource

A 500-day CEO-Bench finds most AI startup agents going bankrupt while simple rules often outperform them. Tiny models like VibeThinker-3B and Liquid AI’s 230M LFM2 run on-device and rival giants. Researchers urge persistent, trustworthy AI that acts like a real coworker with safety guardrails.

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