Ben Sherry

New York

Business and AI Reporter at Inc.

The world’s fourth-best AI reporter @inc he/him

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Articles

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Every ChatGPT AI Model

2 days ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

ChatGPT is more than just a chatbot—it’s a powerful platform that can be used to make some aspects of your work much easier. But it isn’t one-size-fits-all. The platform lets users choose between several distinct AI models, all with their own strengths, weaknesses, and use cases. Think of ChatGPT like a toolbox with multiple screwdrivers inside; just like different screws require different screwdrivers, different tasks and challenges require different AI models.
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Every ChatGPT AI Model

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Ben Sherry

2 hours agoIt sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland. In 2018, Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, devised a way to turn ordinary wood into a material stronger than steel. It seemed like yet another headline-grabbing discovery that …
Why OpenAI Just Tapped Instacart's CEO to Take Over Some of Sam Altman's Duties

6 days ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

Late at night on May 7, OpenAI leader Sam Altman made a surprising announcement: He’s offloading major parts of his job to a new partner, Instacart CEO Fidji Simo. In a significant structural change, Altman says that Simo will be OpenAI’s new CEO of applications, and will oversee the company’s efforts to build AI-powered products and services.
This Founder Just Launched an AI Clone of Himself. Should You?

1 week ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

Entrepreneurs are in a constant, never-ending battle with time. Between managing direct reports, training new employees, and growing the business, it can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. But what if you could offload some of that work to someone you trust implicitly: a version of yourself? That’s the future imagined by AI clone startup Delphi.
Here's How These Billionaire Leaders and Their Tech Companies Are Doing During Trump 2.0

1 week ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

On January 20, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk got a front-row seat to history: The four appeared side by side at Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration. In the weeks leading up to the event, each businessman had attempted to ingratiate himself to Trump, contributing millions to his inauguration fund, publicly praising him, and rolling back DEI initiatives at their companies. It appears that Trump enjoys the sycophantic gestures.
MoviePass Just Debuted Mogul, a Fantasy League for Film

2 weeks ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

MoviePass, the subscription-based moviegoing service, has announced Mogul, a blockchain-based “daily fantasy entertainment platform” that functions a lot like fantasy football, but for the film industry. Players will be able to found their own virtual studios, compete against friends, and win digital prizes. MoviePass cofounder Stacey Spikes says he was inspired to create Mogul by a Hollywood tradition: talking about the box office.
OpenAI is Coming for Google With New Search and Shopping Functions

2 weeks ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

OpenAI has announced new updates to ChatGPT that will enable the AI platform to give better, more substantial shopping recommendations. The company also announced the addition of autocomplete and trending questions to ChatGPT. In a post on X, OpenAI wrote that ChatGPT will now provide more information when recommending certain products. An OpenAI spokesperson told Inc. that the recommendations will appear for products in categories such as fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics.
OpenAI is Coming for Google With New Search and Shopping Functions

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ben Sherry

5 hours agoMicrosoft shares terrifying new use for AIA new future is coming, and many workers won't like it. Ever since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 kicked off the current artificial …3 hours agoChatGPT is getting better for shopping The AI chatbot might show handy product cards for certain queries. OpenAI is improving ChatGPT’s web search capabilities to make the AI chatbot a more useful tool for shopping.
Sam Altman Just Admitted That ChatGPT Has Become 'Annoying.' Here's Why

2 weeks ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

On Sunday, April 27, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote on X that recent updates to GPT-4o, the default AI model used by ChatGPT, have made the model “too sycophant-y and annoying.” He also announced that changes are on the way. Altman first acknowledged issues with GPT-4o on April 25, when he responded to a post on X stating that the model had been “feeling very yes-man like lately.” Altman wrote back in agreement and said he would fix it.
Trump’s First 100 Days of AI: Stargate, Less Regulation, and Brutal Memes

2 weeks ago | inc.com | Ben Sherry

In the first 100 days of his second term as president of the United States, Donald Trump has strived to impose his “America First” vision upon the exploding AI industry. He has announced hugely expensive data center projects, identified federal lands as candidates for data center construction, and repealed Joe Biden’s AI executive order, which had called for federal agencies to study and create industry-wide standards for the technology.