Damon Beres

5 days ago | theatlantic.com | Damon Beres

This is Atlantic Intelligence, a newsletter in which our writers help you wrap your mind around artificial intelligence and a new machine age. Sign up here. Earlier this week, The Verge reported that OpenAI is developing its own social network to compete with Meta and X. The product may never see the light of day, but the idea has a definite logic to it. People create data every time they post online, and generative-AI companies need a lot of data to train their products.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Damon Beres

I tested ChatGPT vs Gemini with 101 prompts across 15 categories — here's the overall winnerLet me begin by saying this was not an easy ChatGPT vs Gemini face-ff. It took several days, lots of coffee, and an endless playlist to keep me …

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Damon Beres

The tariff apocalypse is upon us. Should you buy an iPad? Some people, it seems, have answered with a resounding yes. Bloomberg reported yesterday that at some Apple stores, “the atmosphere was like the busy holiday season.” Fearing that the price of electronics will increase as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, people are rushing to purchase stuff. If the economy must collapse, at least let it do so after you have obtained a new tablet for $599 plus tax.

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Damon Beres

This is Atlantic Intelligence, a newsletter in which our writers help you wrap your mind around artificial intelligence and a new machine age. Sign up here. This week, OpenAI released an update to GPT-4o, one of the models powering ChatGPT, that allows the program to create high-quality images. I’ve been surprised by how effective the tool is: It follows directions precisely, renders people with the right number of fingers, and is even capable of replacing text in an image with different words.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Damon Beres

4 hours agoThere's a very specific reason why OpenAI says it's okay. After ChatGPT-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli drew criticism online, OpenAI has shared a response addressing the backlash. OpenAI released native image generation in GPT-4o earlier this week, with a live demo showing CEO Sam …