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Aug. 13th, 2026

Why Capital One built its multi-agent AI platform around open-weight models

Capital One discusses development of multi-agent AI platform using customized open-weight models.

Presented by Capital One At VB Transform 2026, Kel Vanee, MVP of machine learning engineering at Capital One, spoke with Sam Witteveen, Senior Technology Contributor at VentureBeat, about how the bank built a scalable multi-agent AI architecture around deeply customized open-weight models rather than relying on an off-the-shelf foundation model. "At Capital One, we're not just using AI, we're building AI," Vanee said. The groundwork was laid years ago with Capital One's early investments in data transformation and cloud adoption, which Vanee said were foundational to moving quickly when the current wave of AI arrived. That technical foundation enabled the company to make several deliberate architectural decisions, including building a centralized, enterprise-wide AI platform with built-in governance, deeply customizing open…

VentureBeat 1w ago

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Ars Technica 1w ago

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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TechCrunch 1w ago

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Ars Technica 1w ago

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TechCrunch 1w ago

Suno Studio 2.0's new chat feature lets you talk to your DAW like it's a bandmate Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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Fable 5's slow adoption suggests corporate willingness to pay for frontier AI has hit a ceiling Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500 Words—and Barely Says Anything Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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Wired 1w ago

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Aug. 13th, 2026

Why Capital One built its multi-agent AI platform around open-weight models

Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash

Flock “can’t tech its way out” of the stalker cop problem, experts say Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Anthropic could be worth $2 trillion when it goes public Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Suno Studio 2.0's new chat feature lets you talk to your DAW like it's a bandmate Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Fable 5's slow adoption suggests corporate willingness to pay for frontier AI has hit a ceiling Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500 Words—and Barely Says Anything Opens at the publisher in a new tab

How kids feel about AI, in their own words Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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