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Top storyPodcasts·4 Oct

OpenAI’s Head of ChatGPT: We’re entering a new era of AI (again) | Tibo Sottiaux

OpenAI's head of ChatGPT, Tibo Sottiaux, discusses the future of AI, predicting that agents will soon perform most internet actions and highlighting the increasing value of human skills.

Lenny's Podcast
37 min listen/watch

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Stories from Sunday, 4 October 2026

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Website Inspiration: Select26

The Select26 conference website features a retro-computing design, incorporating monospaced lettering, pixel graphics, ASCII-like patterns, and dithered monochrome portraits, all accented with Supabase green.

4 Oct
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

Stop blaming the model for slow AI. Using Doherty’s threshold as a guideline.

Designers should apply Doherty's threshold, which suggests a 400-millisecond response time, to optimize AI system performance and improve user experience, rather than solely blaming the model for slow interactions.

1 Oct
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

AI beyond average: from chatting to collaborating

AI models transition from basic chat functions to collaborative tools through the strategic application of context, specialized skills, and iterative feedback mechanisms.

1 Oct
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

Federal pressure may force design education to rethink its identity

Federal pressure on higher education, particularly concerning program costs and graduate outcomes, may compel design education to fundamentally reevaluate its core identity and pedagogical approaches.

30 Sept
UX & Thinking
UX Collective
Thinking

Headless AI will make every product a platform. Here’s what to consider when designing for this.

Headless AI, integrated into products as a platform, requires designers to consider new interaction paradigms and system architectures for future user experiences.

30 Sept
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Product

OpenAI Dev Day 2026: The releases that actually matter

OpenAI's Dev Day 2026 introduced new tools like Dots, Spaces, and Sites, alongside model updates such as GPT-6.1 Sol, the Decisions API, and Astra ultrafast, enabling various interactive AI applications.

30 Sept·3 min read
AI & Tools

Editor's pick

The Agent Said It Was Done. The Database Disagreed.

Microsoft and Hugging Face introduce ThinkingBox, a new benchmark and grading system for AI agents that evaluates their reliability based on database state changes rather than just tool calls or generated sentences.

Hugging Face
15 min read

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Stop blaming the model for slow AI. Using Doherty’s threshold as a guideline.

1 Oct
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AI beyond average: from chatting to collaborating

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