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Sakana AI launches "Ultra Deep Research" to automate weeks of strategy work

Weeks of strategy work compressed into 8 hours. Sakana AI just launched an autonomous research assistant that works while you sleep.

Reporting by The Decoder 1 min brief
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Why it matters

This represents a significant shift toward AI automation of high-level strategic work, potentially disrupting consulting and strategy roles while offering enterprises faster decision-making capabilities.

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4 to know

  1. 8 hours of autonomous research time

  2. Weeks of strategy work compressed into hours

  3. Currently in beta testing

  4. Tool called 'Sakana Marlin'

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Publisher excerpt: Sakana AI has unveiled "Sakana Marlin," an AI assistant for business customers that researches autonomously for up to eight hours and delivers finished analyses. The tool is designed to compress weeks of strategy work into hours and is currently in beta testing.
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