(Preview) OpenAI and the Latency Leap, Questions About an Apple/OpenAI Partnership, A Defense of AI Dating Agents

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(Preview) OpenAI and the Latency Leap, Questions About an Apple/OpenAI Partnership, A Defense of AI Dating Agents

FromSharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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May 14, 2024

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Reactions to the GPT-4o demo, a reminder that OpenAI looks more and more like a consumer tech company, and questions about a potential partnership with Apple. At the end: A follow-up on Apple’s ads, and an emailer defends the Bumble CEO.

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May 14, 2024

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