2026-04-24 03:52:21
When it was teased this morning, I didn’t expect GPT-5.5 to actually ship today. Sounds like it’s a very good, efficient model:
Across these domains, GPT‑5.5 is not just more intelligent; it is more efficient in how it works through problems, often reaching higher-quality outputs with fewer tokens and fewer retries. On Artificial Analysis’s Coding Index, GPT‑5.5 delivers state-of-the-art intelligence at half the cost of competitive frontier coding models.
And from Sam Altman, posting on the social network that just won’t go away despite how much we’d like it to:
We believe in democratization. We want people to be able to use lots of AI; we aim to have the most efficient models, the most efficient inference stack, and the most compute. We want our users to have access to the best technology and for everyone to have equal opportunity.
Sora also officially shuts down in a few days, freeing up those resources.
2026-04-23 23:30:00
This looks good. A new book from the Internet Archive called Vanishing Culture:
…brings together essays, research, and case studies that document a growing crisis: the erosion of access to the knowledge, media, and history that shape our collective memory.
2026-04-23 23:22:29
Still annoyed that Twitter / X remains so popular with some groups, like AI developers and NBA fans. New teasing post “NS41” from the OpenAI devs account this morning is “5.5” base64-encoded. Presumably GPT-5.5 is almost ready.
2026-04-23 22:35:36
Cool to see Inkwell featured in the Own Your Web newsletter, along with posts from great bloggers like Ana Rodrigues, Dave Rupert, Jeffrey Zeldman, and others.
2026-04-23 22:04:18
Just had a surprisingly good rescheduling experience with a healthcare provider. Text to confirm appointment. Reply with 2 to reschedule. Then it texted with available dates and times, press 1-3 to pick one. Done. No phone calls, no hold music.
2026-04-23 10:34:22
Went to see Project Hail Mary again, this time without Spanish subtitles. So good. 🍿