China’s DeepSeek beefs up agentic AI with ‘harness’ tests as V4 model jolts Silicon Valley
Chinese AI company DeepSeek is inviting open-source developers to test its upcoming “harness” – software designed to turn large language models (LLMs) into AI agents – accelerating a push into agentic tech as DeepSeek’s latest V4 Flash model sends another cost-efficiency shock wave through Silicon Valley. The Hangzhou-based firm was looking for open-source project developers to join beta testing for DeepSeek Harness, according to a social media post on Saturday by Cui Tianyi, who leads the...
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Published: 3 August 2026
Source: SCMP Tech (HK/CN)
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 4 August 2026
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