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Ben Sherry

@bensherry.bsky.social
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Webby-losing reporter at Inc. Magazine

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Mike Hofman @mikehofman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Who is getting very rich off AI? As @bensherry.bsky.social reports for @inc.com, its the people physically guarding data centers from protests, industrial spies, and other threats. Inside the wild, lucrative world of data center security www.inc.com/ben-sherry/w...
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Want to Get Rich in the AI Boom? Guard Data Centers
Espionage, angry neighbors, robot dogs—the threats facing AI's valuable buildings are stranger than fiction. For the specialized firms keeping them safe, business has never been better
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The video in this article includes some of the most dystopian shit I have seen in 4 years as an AI reporter. www.inc.com/ben-sherry/b...
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Burger King's New AI Assistant Is Designed to Be Helpful, But Will Workers Beef With It?
Burger King employees will talk with Patty, an AI voice in their headsets that may keep tabs on words like 'please' and 'thank you.'
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JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Hell no! I will buy it for $500 with a digital download for Mario Kart World packed in.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The game show that I hosted for @inc.com got nominated for a Webby! Please vote for me please please vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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Vote for the best of the internet
I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The game show that I hosted for @inc.com got nominated for a Webby! Please vote for me please please vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
vote.webbyawards.com
Vote for the best of the internet
I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.
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Rob Verger @verger.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This seems like a great time to talk about some best practices when communicating sensitive information with others! For @inc.com, @bensherry.bsky.social provides a quick guide on what apps like Signal, which offer end-to-end encryption, actually do—and how to use them the smart way.
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Are Your Messages Really Secure? How to Use Encrypted Apps Safely
Encrypted apps like Signal offer privacy, but simple mistakes can put your data at risk. Follow these best practices to stay protected.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
“Just like 007 receives a mission and gets equipped with gadgets specifically designed to help him carry out that mission, AI models are given a purpose and then equipped with the tools needed to carry out that purpose.”
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Has your company's AI rollout been a total shitshow? Blame Gen-Z! www.inc.com/ben-sherry/e...
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Some Employees Are 'Sabotaging' Their Company’s AI Strategy, According to a New Survey
The survey found that 41 percent of Millennial and Gen-Z employees said they'd done some form of sabotage. Here's what that means.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Chatted with senior execs at OpenAI and Box about the new Agents SDK and Responses API: www.inc.com/ben-sherry/o...
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OpenAI’s New Developer Tools Make Building AI Agents Easy
Here's how one company is already using the tools designed to help businesses create helpful AI agents.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
It was always a matter of time before something like this happened
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
OpenAI continues their proud tradition of being absolutely horrible at naming shit @inc.com www.inc.com/ben-sherry/o...
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OpenAI Just Released o3-mini, Its Most Cost-Efficient Model Yet
The release caps a big week that also saw the OpenAI making announcements related to U.S. government work.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
"Everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. "It sucks" www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
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Zuckerberg Says 'Everything I Say Leaks' in Leaked Meeting Audio
"There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I’m not going to talk about those."
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Incredible things are happening with Apple Intelligence
An AI summary of multiple New York Times notifications. The summary falsely states “Plane crash in Washington claimed no lives”
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
TLDR: it’s the AI boy who called wolf except both of them are wolves
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I’m sorry this is a fucking outrage
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Mike Hofman @mikehofman.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
So what exactly is Project Stargate? @inc.com's @bensherry.bsky.social takes a look at the Trump-blessed AI initiative www.inc.com/ben-sherry/p...
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Trump Announces Project Stargate, a Massive New Investment in AI
The venture involves OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle, and starts with an investment of $100 billion.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Talked with some tech founders about how they can’t really prepare for Trump/Musk because things are so chaotic rn
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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
this guy went on the Joe Rogan podcast to accuse other companies of insufficient innovation
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: www.platformer.news/meta-new-tra...
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Inc. Magazine @inc.com · 07/01/2025
Tom Holland’s non-alcoholic beer brand Bero launched in Target. How will it stand out on shelves?
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Tom Holland’s Nonalcoholic Beer Brand Bero Launched in Target. How Will It Stand Out on Shelves?
Amid the rapidly expanding non-alcoholic category, Bero intends to attract customers with a smart retail strategy.
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Jane @jane.meangirls.online · 02/01/2025
Just like the “male loneliness epidemic” the imbalance in men going to college is entirely their own doing. A whole generation has decided to make themselves uneducated and unfuckable because they’re addicted to resentment. Manosphere influencers line their pockets by ensuring they stay that way.
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Hi! Today is my birthday and it’d mean a lot to me if you check out and share my story about ayrloom, the NY-based cannabis company taking over the state. I worked on this for over a year and imo it’s the best thing I’ve ever written: www.inc.com/ben-sherry/a...
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How a Struggling Apple Orchard Became New York’s Top Cannabis Company
Ten years ago, Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards was on the verge of collapse. Today, the family-owned company is building an empire.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Thinking about Sonic 3 again
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The crazy bastards at OpenAI are skipping o2 and going straight to o3. Lmao
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Wow! Thanks so much to @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for shouting out my story on @beehiiv.com founder Tyler Denk in her latest newsletter! www.usermag.co/p/the-luigi-... @inc.com
Headline for User Mag: “The Luigi documentary has an IG tip line” 
Link to a story titled “With Beehiv, Tyler Denk Is Riding the Newsletter Wave”

Subhed: “Tyler Denk has cultivated a brash online persona while building Beehiiv into a buzzy newsletter platform. Both are lucrative. - Inc”
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
OpenAI is currently demoing an AI Santa. A SantAI
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Rob Verger @verger.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
This exclusive story from @bensherry.bsky.social on @inc.com about a new offering from MasterClass is super neat. The platform is releasing AI versions of its famous instructors that you can speak with in a conversational way. What would you like to ask Mark Cuban? www.inc.com/ben-sherry/e...
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EXCLUSIVE: MasterClass Is Introducing AI Mentors, Including a Mark Cuban Chatbot. Any Questions?
Exclusive: MasterClass is offering direct access to AI voice clones of its famous instructors, such as Gordon Ramsay and Mark Cuban.
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Gonna see how quickly I can generate a legally distinct fast blue hedgehog before getting banned from Sora
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Sam Altman says he isn't worried that ex-bestie Elon Musk will use his relationship with new bestie Donald Trump to hurt OpenAI or advance his own interests in the AI space. Genuine question: Is Sam being truthful here or is he just kissing the ring like everyone else? www.inc.com/ben-sherry/o...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Elon Musk Won’t Abuse New Friendship With Trump
AI leader Altman said today that he thinks ‘Elon will do the right thing’ when it comes to the Trump connection
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Replaced Twitter with Balatro and I’ve been freed from the discourse but have also developed a gambling addiction
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Ben Sherry @bensherry.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I guess I’m going to start posting my work on here! The biggest tech companies are at war to secure as much top AI talent as possible, and this move by Meta is just the latest shot.
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