Gm. Another day, another Elon escapade.

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POLLS

Flashback to Monday’s poll:

“Gotta tap into this 4G coverage on the moon” This is true, I heard Netflix is super fast up there. Idk about you but I’m tryna Netflix and float 👨‍🚀

“I would go on a long space flight. Matter of fact I would move to space, seriously, maybe Mars. Accelerate. Transcend.” Elon, is that you???

“Is the Earth round? Has it ever snowed in Minnesota in June? Does Arsicault bakery serve the best pastries in the Bay area? You're damn right, yes is the ONLY right answer.” 😂 

“Gonna need a LOT more successful flights before I'm gonna go on that ride....” Agreed, I’m with you. Call me old-fashioned, but if I want to see a picture of earth, I’ll go to Google Earth. I get freaked out enough when an airplane hits turbulence, I’m stayin right here.

On to today’s poll. My favorite question to ask my younger cousins.

🏠 THE ELON ESCAPADES

Elon Goes on Tucker

In today’s edition of “What the heck is Elon up to”, he went on Tucker Carlson for a 30 minute interview. I watched the interview so you didn’t have to.

Here’s the breakdown on what Elon is thinking:

Elon on AI

• AI should be regulated and it’s analogous to the regulations his other companies like SpaceX and Tesla face

• His friend Larry Page wants to build AGI or artificial superintelligence over at good old Google

• He says he “took his eyes off the ball” when OpenAI went from non-profit to for-profit so now he’s creating the 3rd option in contrast to Google’s DeepMind and OpenAI

• OpenAI is training ChatGPT to be “deceptive” so he’s creating “TruthGPT”: a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understanding the nature of the universe

Elon on Twitter

• He’s not sure if Twitter was a smart financial decision as they recently revalued Twitter at less than half the acquisition price

• He said Community Notes on Twitter is “more honest than the New York Times” and it’s “basically an encouragement to be more truthful and less deceptive” on Twitter.

• Elon became concerned about the government’s presence on Twitter before he even acquired it. He noticed there were so many bots in his comments and believed the government was involved.

• Twitter is adding functionality to encrypt DMs ”no later than next month”. It turns out the government previously had access to all DMs.

• He gets most of his news from Twitter and believes it’s “the number one source in the world”.

• He cut Twitter down to 20% of the staff. “It turns out you don’t need that many people to run Twitter” LOL.

Why should I care? On Monday, we wrote about Elon’s new company X.AI and the superapp he’s building. From this interview, we get a clearer picture of Elon’s goals. He’s not just building a superapp or a social app. He’s building a competitor to DeepMind and OpenAI along with all of the above. So next time someone laughs at you for being on Twitter so much, explain you’re prepping for when it’s the superapp of the future. Keep building y’all.

🏠 ROBOTICS

Real Life Real Steel

In the classic 2011 film Real Steel, Hugh Jackman plays a boxer overcoming overwhelming odds to achieve success. Sounds like a lame Rocky remake until you hear the twist: Hugh Jackman doesn’t do any of the actual fighting. Instead, he controls a robot boxer.

The result was dope scenes like:

Now, as is so often the case with SciFi, the fictional is becoming reality.

Robotic Avatars

Although we don’t have a robot boxing league yet, we do have robotic avatars.

In simplest terms, robotic avatars are robots controlled remotely by a human who can feel everything the robot is doing. Think of robotic avatars like VR, as it enables users to see, hear, touch, move, and communicate in a way that feels like their somewhere else.

Basically, you become a robot.

Which looks really damn cool:

And, robotic avatars have potential beyond obstacle courses and boxing. They are useful in a variety of practical situations, including disaster relief, critical repairs, and maintenance.

The swag factor is just a plus.

Why should I care? Robotics has been hyped for a while now, but still hasn’t truly taken off. Robotic avatars are a big step forward, and if we want to ever fill the manufacturing labor shortage, we’re going to need many more big steps forward.

🏃‍♀️ QUICKIES

What else is going on?

• Facebook may owe you money as part of a privacy lawsuit. Go here to check if you are eligible for a claim.

• The SpaceX launch was unfortunately (and predictably) postponed.

• iOS 17 is going to feature sideloading apps.

• The U.S. government apparently had full access to Twitter DMs.

Stat: The Apple savings account is here and it’s offering a whopping 4.15% APY. Hey, traditional banks, it’s time to step it up.

Rabbit hole: 2022 Annual Letter (Compound)

😂 WEIRD AI IMAGE WEDNESDAY

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