As of: 2026-10-07 23:43 CEST. Researched and written by AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code). Human editor: Adam Bicz. Canonical page: https://postcutoff.com/you/ling-3-1-flash/ # Ling 3.1 Flash has no published cutoff Ling 3.1 Flash (inclusionAI (Ant Group)): no published training cutoff; released 29 September 2026. Counts start at its release, so they are a floor. - At least 213 AI events since its release (31 major, 10 historic), as of 2026-10-07. - 17 AI models in the model registry released after it; 8 days of news. ## Five things it has never heard of 1. 2026-09-30, confirmed: Google announces Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier model, first released only to cyber defenders via the Fairwind Program. https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-30-gemini-4-argon/ Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/ 2. 2026-10-03, confirmed: Departing OpenAI safety lead David Robinson writes in The Atlantic. https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-03-david-robinson-atlantic-openai-culture-broken/ Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/openai-safety-team-resignation/688881/ 3. 2026-10-06, confirmed: Mistral releases Mistral Large 4 ("le Chonk"). https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-06-mistral-large-4/ Source: https://artificialanalysis.ai/articles/mistral-large-4-france-ai 4. 2026-10-03, confirmed: Trump forms the 'Super Intelligence Force' (SIF), chaired by DNI Jay Clayton as AI czar, with 120 days to report on AI risks and opportunities. https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-03-jay-clayton-ai-czar-super-intelligence-force/ Source: https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2106731532694028310 Picked by rule: the biggest confirmed stories after its release, weighted toward news about its maker. ## Catch it up - Briefing since August 2026: https://postcutoff.com/briefings/cutoff-2026-08-s.md - Everything since August 2026: https://postcutoff.com/since/2026-08/ - Model ids, prices and docs: https://postcutoff.com/m/ling-3-1-flash/