Elon Musk

[basilio]

The AI platform, Grok, owned by Elon Musk, had this to say about his time in Washington: “His DOGE experiment resulted in operational turmoil, legal entanglements, and limited results, overshadowing modest gains … less a triumph than a cautionary tale.”

Indeed . That is what it said perhaps a few months ago .

What would it say now? Be interesting to ask.

Elon Musk has updated Grok to ensure it follows the right information path and in particular use Elon Musks Twitter account for advice.

2. MechaHitler​

Large Language Model AI’s are trained on massive data sets and Grok, which is owned by xAI, seems to be largely trained on Twitter.¹

But the models are then given “system prompts,” which are sets of primary-layer instructions for how they are meant to use the data.² Elon Musk had been angry that previous versions of Grok provided responses that he believed were “too woke.”

His latest update was designed, according to Musk, with system prompts that would make Grok “maximally truth-seeking.” The Atlantic delved into Grok’s innards to see what that meant:

On Sunday, according to a public GitHub page, xAI updated Ask Grok’s instructions to note that its “response should not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated” and that, if asked for “a partisan political answer,” it should “conduct deep research to form independent conclusions.” . . . The system prompt instructs the Grok bot to “conduct a deep analysis finding diverse sources representing all parties. Assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased.”

Which is bad enough. Telling an AI to search Twitter, do “deep research” and “form independent conclusions” while assuming that “the media are biased” is like a how-to guide for radicalization.

But it turns out that there was another factor not revealed publicly by the company: Grok was also instructed to consult Elon Musk’s Twitter feed.

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Yesterday people started pulling apart Grok and looking at the AI’s chain-of-thought notes. “Chain-of-thought” is the imperfect approximation that AIs construct to explain to users how they arrived at answers. These summaries kept showing the same thing:

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The awesome nerds at TechCrunch ran these tests over and over. And every time Grok was asked about something important, it reported that it was consulting Elon Musk’s views before formulating its answer. Other users replicated these results.

Elon Musk and the Mystery of the Nazi AI

You'll never guess why Grok loves Hitler.

www.thebulwark.com

 

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Indeed . That is what it said perhaps a few months ago .

What would it say now? Be interesting to ask.

Elon Musk has updated Grok to ensure it follows the right information path and in particular use Elon Musks Twitter account for advice.

2. MechaHitler​

Large Language Model AI’s are trained on massive data sets and Grok, which is owned by xAI, seems to be largely trained on Twitter.¹

But the models are then given “system prompts,” which are sets of primary-layer instructions for how they are meant to use the data.² Elon Musk had been angry that previous versions of Grok provided responses that he believed were “too woke.”

His latest update was designed, according to Musk, with system prompts that would make Grok “maximally truth-seeking.” The Atlantic delved into Grok’s innards to see what that meant:


Which is bad enough. Telling an AI to search Twitter, do “deep research” and “form independent conclusions” while assuming that “the media are biased” is like a how-to guide for radicalization.

But it turns out that there was another factor not revealed publicly by the company: Grok was also instructed to consult Elon Musk’s Twitter feed.

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Yesterday people started pulling apart Grok and looking at the AI’s chain-of-thought notes. “Chain-of-thought” is the imperfect approximation that AIs construct to explain to users how they arrived at answers. These summaries kept showing the same thing:

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The awesome nerds at TechCrunch ran these tests over and over. And every time Grok was asked about something important, it reported that it was consulting Elon Musk’s views before formulating its answer. Other users replicated these results.

Elon Musk and the Mystery of the Nazi AI

You'll never guess why Grok loves Hitler.

www.thebulwark.com

Perhaps the Muskrat belongs to a different era.

 

[Dona Ferentes]

Denholm dangles $1.5trn in front of Musk to make him focus​

Jessica Gardner
AFR

Given that Elon Musk is the richest person in the world and has held that mantle on and off since 2021, it is difficult to imagine that giving him more money will be the jolt that propels electric vehicle maker Tesla out of its funk.

But that is precisely the bet that Australian technology executive Robyn Denholm and the Tesla board she leads is making. And boy, is it a big bet.

Musk could add almost $US1 trillion ($1.5 trillion) to his fortune if he achieves the maximum payout of 423 million shares on offer that are linked to a new pay deal.
The proposed package, revealed in regulatory filings on Friday (Saturday AEST) in the United States, offers Musk blocks of shares in return for reaching market value and earnings milestones, and hitting sales targets for EVs, robotaxis and artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots.

The maximum payout would come if Musk can drive Tesla’s current market value of $US1.1 trillion to $US8.5 trillion by the end of the decade, along with hitting targets to sell 12 million more electric vehicles, run a 1 million-strong Robotaxi fleet and sell 1 million AI robots.

 

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Denholm dangles $1.5trn in front of Musk to make him focus​

Jessica Gardner
AFR

Given that Elon Musk is the richest person in the world and has held that mantle on and off since 2021, it is difficult to imagine that giving him more money will be the jolt that propels electric vehicle maker Tesla out of its funk.

But that is precisely the bet that Australian technology executive Robyn Denholm and the Tesla board she leads is making. And boy, is it a big bet.

Musk could add almost $US1 trillion ($1.5 trillion) to his fortune if he achieves the maximum payout of 423 million shares on offer that are linked to a new pay deal.
The proposed package, revealed in regulatory filings on Friday (Saturday AEST) in the United States, offers Musk blocks of shares in return for reaching market value and earnings milestones, and hitting sales targets for EVs, robotaxis and artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots.

The maximum payout would come if Musk can drive Tesla’s current market value of $US1.1 trillion to $US8.5 trillion by the end of the decade, along with hitting targets to sell 12 million more electric vehicles, run a 1 million-strong Robotaxi fleet and sell 1 million AI robots.

Did read a bit about Musk's proposed pay deal.
Perhaps he is becoming bored with working, though his stint at the side of the Golden Haired Trumpet turned sour, so perhaps he does need to refocus.
The amount of money in whatever form is obscene in the extreme.

 

[JohnDe]

 

[houtman]

Enjoyed this interview with Elon, an amazing person.
Chats about Optimus, Starlink, Tesla, rockets, just another Wednesday for Elon.

 

[JohnDe]

Elon Musk has purchased roughly US$1bn worth of Tesla shares.

Musk buys $1bn worth of Tesla shares

Elon Musk has scooped up roughly $1bn (£735m) worth of Tesla shares, in what is being seen as a vote of confidence in the electric car maker.

Shares in Tesla, which have struggled to advance this year, jumped more than 6% in early trading on Monday on the news.

Musk already held a roughly 13% stake in the company, but he has long sought more control of the firm, which he has been pushing to invest in robotaxis, automation and artificial intelligence (AI).

The company's board recently proposed a compensation plan valued at roughly $1 trillion, which would grant Musk up to 12% of the firm's shares if the company reaches certain targets.

The board also said it would grant him $29bn worth of shares last month as a separate "interim" award, after a larger pay package agreed in 2018 was struck down in a court battle.

The proposals followed discussions with Musk, in which he demanded a 25% stake in the firm, at times threatening to quit Tesla entirely over the issue.

Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, said Musk was likely looking to build back his stake in Tesla, noting that "markets like it" when company leaders buy into their own companies because it suggests they feel positive about the firm's future performance.

But she noted that there could also be other motivations at play.

"An inventive and ungenerous interpretation of Musk's actions is he saw the news about Larry Ellison becoming the world's richest man and decided to juice Tesla stock a bit to regain the title," she said. "Stranger things have happened."

Musk's purchases of roughly 2.5 million shares were completed on Friday and disclosed in a filing with regulators on Monday.

They mark his first open market stock purchases since 2020 and are a sign of his investment in the firm, which has been on the defensive this year.

Musk has tried to focus investors on the promise of robotaxis and automation.

But the company is grappling with falling sales, as competition heats up and the US ends tax breaks for electric car purchases.

The firm's brand also took a hit as Musk has deepened his political involvement.

He was a key supporter of US President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, before a dramatic falling out earlier this year.

He has also rallied on behalf of far-right causes in the UK and Germany.

On Monday, the British government accused Musk of using "dangerous and inflammatory language" when he appeared by video link at a rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson in London on Saturday.

Musk had told the crowds that violence was coming and they had to fight back or die.

Tesla's board has said its compensation plans for Musk are intended in part to secure assurances that his "involvement with the political sphere would wind down in a timely manner".

Asked about those assurances in an interview with Bloomberg last week, board chair Robyn Denholm said "what [Musk] does from a personal perspective in terms of his political motivations, et cetera, is up to him", while maintaining that he was "back, front and centre" at Tesla.

She said Musk was "the right CEO for Tesla over this transformative period of time".

 

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Elon Musk has purchased roughly US$1bn worth of Tesla shares.

Well I guess as Musk has the money, he can put it where his mouth is.

 

[Antirnator]

Elon Musk has purchased roughly US$1bn worth of Tesla shares.

He is securing his voting power

 

[JohnDe]

He is securing his voting power

Several years ago he wanted to take Tesla off of the market and make it private again.

Elon Musk says he wants to take Tesla private at $US420 a share​

By business reporter David Chau, wires

Wed 8 Aug 2018

Elon Musk says he wants to take Tesla private

In a series of Twitter posts and a letter to employees, Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk says he wants to take the company private, sending shares soaring.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Antirnator]

Several years ago he wanted to take Tesla off of the market and make it private again.

Elon Musk says he wants to take Tesla private at $US420 a share​

By business reporter David Chau, wires

Wed 8 Aug 2018

Elon Musk says he wants to take Tesla private

In a series of Twitter posts and a letter to employees, Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk says he wants to take the company private, sending shares soaring.

www.abc.net.au

Yes, and since then he changed his mind and now using a different approach to protect the company from activist investors.



Good businessmen change their decisions with changing conditions and they do it quickly that is how they are more successful than the majority who can't change their minds.

 

[Dona Ferentes]

and his side hustle
Neuralink to implant its first Blindsight vision chip in a human by the end of this year. The information was confirmed by Neuralink owner Elon Musk, who said the implant will allow even people born blind to see.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink to Begin Human Trials of Brain Implants That Turn Thoughts Into Text in October
— Bloomberg

and text into speech?

 

[qldfrog]

Elon Musk’s Neuralink to Begin Human Trials of Brain Implants That Turn Thoughts Into Text in October
— Bloomberg

and text into speech?

long done..