GPT-5.5 excels at writing and debugging code, researching online, analyzing data, creating documents and spreadsheets, operating software, and moving across tools until a task is finished. The gains are especially clear in agentic coding, computer use, knowledge work, and early
COMPUTING
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GPT-5.5 Spud Launches: Major Leap in Coding and AI
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BREAKING:
— Dan Shipper 📧 (@danshipper) 23 avril 2026
GPT-5.5 "Spud" is out and it is a BEAST
We've been testing it @every for the last 3 weeks on everything from coding, to writing, to knowledge work. Here's our day 0 vibe check:
– It's a step change in coding AND it's easy to talk to. It's fast and friendly and… pic.twitter.com/lMl2wdwADbBREAKING: GPT-5.5 "Spud" is out and it is a BEAST We've been testing it @every for the last 3 weeks on everything from coding, to writing, to knowledge work. Here's our day 0 vibe check: – It's a step change in coding AND it's easy to talk to. It's fast and friendly and
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ChatGPT Pro vs. Thinking: Image quality comparison and model distinctions
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Ran with latest ChatGPT Pro with Extended mode. I believe the final model (ChatGPT Images 2.0) is distinct. It seems clear to me you get better images with Pro than Thinking, but the details of how they work together isn’t fully explained anywhere AFAIK.
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Jensen’s Nvidia Bias vs Dwarkesh’s Objective Analysis
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The difference is that Dwarkesh genuinely tries to understand the world while Jensen tries to serve Nvidia's interests. ("How do you think you can [physically] double compute over multiple years?" – "All supply problems are always solved in 2-3 years" etc)
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RLVR Effectiveness in Low Data Compute Regimes Study
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Our MLSys 2026 paper is live on arXiv: “Learning from Less: Measuring the Effectiveness of RLVR in Low Data and Compute Regimes.” @realjustinbauer @Walshe_tech @pham_derek @harit_v @ArminPCM @fredsala and @paroma_varma present a comprehensive empirical study of open-source SLMs
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Peak Technology in 1984: A Historical Computing Perspective
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this is what peak technology looked like in 1984
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T3 AI Service Experiencing Performance Issues Today
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@t3dotchat T3 is very slow right now – is that normal?
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Decoupled DiLoCo Training System Enables Resilient Large Scale AI
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It's been a delight to provide small amounts of advice and suggestions to people working on the Decoupled DiLoCo training system. This approach enables graceful handling of failures in large scale training jobs, by allowing (N-1) / N units to proceed when one fails.
— Jeff Dean (@JeffDean) 23 avril 2026
Thread ⬇️ https://t.co/z97PgtNBuuIt's been a delight to provide small amounts of advice and suggestions to people working on the Decoupled DiLoCo training system. This approach enables graceful handling of failures in large scale training jobs, by allowing (N-1) / N units to proceed when one fails. Thread
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Original MIT definition of hacking: clever, playful, and benign
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Yes "The original definition of hacking, emerging from MIT in the 1950s/60s, refers to the clever, playful, and benign act of modifying or improving technology—especially computer systems—to make them more efficient. It meant finding elegant shortcuts, tinkering to understand
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LFMs Enable Speech and Reasoning Directly in Vehicle Edge
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LFMs powering speech, language understanding, and reasoning directly inside the vehicle Very exciting times for edge models!