Record model pace, a token tax, and 300 safety incidents

August sets an AI release record; Congress proposes a token tax; and the UK logs 300 AI loss-of-control incidents.

• August sets a record: 24 AI models released in a single month
• Anthropic cuts Claude Code's effective usage limits while framing it as an increase
• Cisco deploys personalised AI agents to all 90,000 of its employees
• A US lawmaker proposes taxing AI by the token to protect displaced workers
• UK safety tracker records over 300 AI loss-of-control incidents in July — nearly double June's figure