NIK (@ns123abc)

🚨 Google DeepMind CEO Sir Demis Hassabis: “Today’s systems, are nowhere near [AGI]. Doesn’t matter how many Erdős problems you solve… I think it’s far, far from what a true invention or someone like a Ramanujan would have been able to do” it’s over for the Erdős hype

🚨 STARSHIP V3 UPGRADES SpaceX just unveiled Starship Version 3 Every major system redesigned: > payload tripled to 100 metric tons > all 33 Raptors now fire simultaneously > 3 grid fins instead of 4, 50% bigger > hot-stage adapter now fully reusable > engine shielding deleted > fuel transfer tube the size of a Falcon 9 first stage > 60 Starlink V3 sats per launch > new docking ports for in-orbit refueling The redesigned internal fuel transfer tube is so massive, it's literally the size of a Falcon 9 first stage. "We kind of put a rocket inside of a rocket"

🩷 Nicki Minaj just pulled up at Starbase, wearing a Starship shirt to witness her first ever live rocket launch "This is historic. This is a major moment." "Major shout out to Elon. Thank you for everything you're doing for humanity”

>be ilya sutskever >cofounder of openai, chief scientist >watching sam altman do sam altman things >lying, pitting execs against each other, chaos >mira murati keeps sending screenshots >“dude you gotta see this” >she’s sending you texts between sam and greg >she’s telling you sam got fired from YC >she’s telling you greg got fired from stripe >you believe all of it >collect evidence for months >actually been considering this for at least a year > waiting for right board composition >“just need sam’s friends off the board” >finally happens >time to act >write 52 page manifesto about altman >another one about brockman >send via disappearing email >november 17, 2023 >fire sam altman >expect employees to be neutral >but 700+ employees threaten to quit >helen toner says destroying company is “consistent with mission” >anthropic calls saturday morning >“hey want to merge? we’ll run it” >Ilya: “absolutely not” >rest of board: “hmm interesting” >monday rolls around >sam altman reinstated as CEO >i sign letter saying i regret my actions >everyone mad at me now >resign May 2024 >start (SSI) Safe Superintelligence >elon musk suing openai and altman >you’re a key witness >october 2025 deposition >have to testify that everything >but lawyer objects to everything >can’t say who pays legal bills (it’s openai) >still have openai equity >worth more than ever >can’t say how much equity worth >Elon’s lawyer: "we're not done here" >they want everything documented What did Ilya see?