Two Clocks, No Commitments: What Enterprise Deployers Actually Face on Oct 15
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October 15, 2026, anchors enterprise AI planning through two lab-native lifecycle events. While policy deadlines from the SEC and Treasury arrive later in the month, this date marks a convergence of vendor-driven shifts. On this day, StepFun promises an open-weight release for its Step-5 model. Simultaneously, Anthropic’s own deprecations page names the earliest Haiku 4.5 could leave its platforms: a tentative floor, not a scheduled shutdown, on a model the same page still lists Active. These dates remain directional rather than contractual, forcing deployers to navigate shifting ground without the certainty of a fixed regulatory schedule.
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