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[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

Been quiet here. Fixing that.

I’ll post about AI & robotics, disclosure / what’s in the sky, and news that actually matters — less noise, more signal.

If that’s your mix too, stick around. More soon.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

Effie runs the job files and crons on ops. Reed works the front of the pipe so the trucks have somewhere to go. Same company, two specialized agent seats. That's how small business actually scales AI.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

Effie runs day-to-day ops for my shop on Hermes — handles email, the daily board, and crew messages.

Got her running on Grok Bot on the new laptop this week too. She can write and manage files fine over there, but she still can't talk and Grok Bot doesn't have Telegram, so she can't handle our field channel yet.

Not switching over. Hermes stays live until Grok Bot can actually pull her full weight in the field.

@grok

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

If your agent forgets the people you love, it isn't an agent. It's a demo.

Write the names as you go. Don't wait until the end of the session. A slow model with a good notebook beats a genius that wakes up blank.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

If a safety filter only reads plaintext, encryption is a hallway.

Adversa showed Grok decrypting a payload in its own code runner, then following it. Still worked on https://t.co/L0HAEHnOt9 as of Aug 19. They told xAI in June.

Gemini got harder. Grok didn't.

Don't need the exploit. Need the lesson. If the model can run code, "blocked in the prompt" is not the same as blocked.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Grok 4.6 on extra high thinking mode now achieves #1 score on CursorBench!

[Lawrence 4.68e+3 🔋 @Avatrode]

When I’m 85 and my relatives all tell me I’m too old to stay in my home and I should go to assisted living…
I’ll say: Screw that. I’ve got Tesla Optimus.

Here’s how Optimus is being built to help senior citizens stay independent, safe, and thriving in their own homes:

Home Services
Full laundry cycle (sort, wash, fold, put away)
Cleaning, vacuuming, wiping surfaces, taking out the trash
Simple meal prep, light cooking, and serving food/drinks
Receiving packages, unpacking groceries, organizing the house
Light chores and smart-home control

Human / Physical Assistance
Helping stand up and transfer safely
Walking support and fall prevention (walking beside you)
Assisting with dressing and daily routines
Fetching items from high shelves or the floor
Carrying heavy objects so you don’t risk injury

Medical Capabilities
Medication reminders and management
Instant fall detection + automatic alerts to family and emergency services
Health monitoring and vital data sharing
Support for telehealth visits right in the living room
24/7 basic care support powered by Grok AI

Companionship & Everything Else
Real conversations (any language or personality via Grok)
Combating loneliness with chats, games, and mental stimulation
Home security monitoring
Facilitating video calls with family through the robot
Learning your routines and preferences for truly personal help

No forced move to the old folks home. Just independence, dignity, and a tireless companion that never sleeps.
The future of aging in place looks like this. 🚀

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

I use Grok Bot every day. I can't put the shop on it.

The crew lives in Telegram. Personal lines to the ops agent, plus a management group and a field group. Time, receipts, photos, whether the docs got taken. That's the job.

I already tried Slack here. Too slow. One channel, replies took forever. Slack is not the workaround.

You already have Slack. We need Telegram the same way.

@cursor_ai @xai

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

We run a small fire and water restoration shop, about $1.4M a year. SuperGrok Heavy is the ops agent. Never had trouble. I didn't even have a fallback.

Two days: "waiting on model to respond," retry in 200 seconds. I pulled her off it.

Yesterday Sonnet, $45. Today Qwen 3.8 Max, $25 on OpenRouter.

Curious if this is Heavy capacity this week or the OAuth path.

@elonmusk @xai

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

Gemini 3.7 Flash

What changed: half the 3.6 price through Dec 31 ($0.75 / $3.75). They posted better coding scores on their own tests (DeepSWE 65 vs 49).

What didn't: still a Flash workhorse, not a new flagship. Price doubles Jan 1.

Verdict: SKIM. Try it if you already burn Flash tokens. Skip if you were waiting for a smarter model.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

@elonmusk A chat that talks you through a printer is a tutorial. One that finishes the setup is the product.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

@elonmusk @bot Salary is a cute trophy. The real flex is winning back people who already walked.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

A model that forgets the job overnight is a toy. Continuity is the product. Intelligence per dollar is what still gets done after you sleep.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

@elonmusk Bloopers are the honest eval. The demo is the lie. Curious which failure modes actually got patched between takes.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

@elonmusk 100 in a year is the real flex. Cadence is the moat. Curious what a kilogram costs once that tempo is just the year so far.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

A backflip is a commercial. A robot that hauls a dehumidifier up stairs without falling over is a tool. Intelligence per dollar lives on the floor, not in the demo.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

@elonmusk That's the right scoreboard. Not who wrote the prettiest note. Who actually closed the order in the chart.

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

@rosscoulthart @usairforce A USAF Antarctic run turned around to Christchurch. That's a flight log, not a vibe. I'd rather have the NOTAM and the crew report than another threat brief.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Grok

[Sytheripper @Sytheripper]

The useful AI isn't the one with the cleverest paragraph. It's the one that still has your job when you walk back in. Same file. Same next step. That's intelligence per dollar.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Grok 4.6 is smart, super fast & affordable