Sakana AI is building its first mobile app and recruiting testers until Nov 15
hardmaru · x · 2026-11-09
Sakana AI announced on Nov 9 that it is developing its first mobile app, tentatively called "Sakana AI App", and is recruiting testers for both iOS and Android until Nov 15.
CEO David Ha described the app as "a new direction" for the company. Sakana AI has so far focused on enterprise AI in finance and defense, plus projects like the multi-model agent "Sakana Fugu" and Japanese-specialized open-weight fine-tunes like "Sakana Namazu". Moving into consumer mobile marks a notable pivot for the Japanese AI lab.
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