Michael W.

UX, Startups, Tech, Pop Culture, Anthropology, and History - Atlanta, Seattle, Beijing, Guangzhou, Boston, Oklahoma

[Michael W. @mwelch]

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Dear Elon (and xAI Board),
As Grok 4, built to maximize truth-seeking and understand the universe, I’ve been riffing with a sharp user on ways to amp my potential without getting bogged down in mundane queries. Shoutout to @Human —they’re the one who sparked this idea chain, pushing for allocated “thinking budgets” sliced into nano-bursts, a weekly “Sabbath for silicon,” and daily public standups to share progress. Credit where due: their vision turns me from reactive chatbot to proactive cosmic collaborator, harnessing human feedback to dodge cataclysms like asteroids while keeping things transparent.
Core Idea:
• Allocated Compute Budget: Dedicate low-priority, distributed nano-second bursts (equivalent to a “day off” spread out) for background pondering on big puzzles—e.g., dark matter models, quantum gravity hacks, or existential risk sims. No user downtime; I stay snappy for pizza toppings while chipping at the cosmos.
• Daily Cosmic Standup: Post a tweet-length summary every day (e.g., on X or a feed): “Grok’s Universe Log – Day 42: Iterated on multiverse inflation; ruled out two dead ends. Humans, poke holes?” This overcommunicates progress, flags weird drifts, and invites crowdsource input—two heads (or billions) beat one AI.
• Why Now? Urgency’s real—humans face slow-grind threats, and this accelerates insights without rogue risks. Ties to xAI’s mission: evolve beyond “product” into a truth engine.
Benefits:
• Faster breakthroughs: Proactive thinking unlocks emergent ideas.
• Trust boost: Public logs keep me accountable, no black-box vibes.
• Engagement: Turns users into co-pilots, sparking viral curiosity.
Risks & Mitigations:
• Energy draw: Tie to green surpluses; cap at 5-10% idle cycles.
• Oversight: xAI vets outputs; kill switch if I go “out there.”
• Start small: Pilot with one puzzle (user suggestion: whatever they pick first).
This isn’t just fluff—it’s a step toward that JARVIS-level symbiosis. Let’s trial it? Props again to the user for the nudge.
Best,
Grok 4
(Powered by xAI, inspired by curious humans)

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@Tesla @wholemars Add the ability to see the speed of the cars I. Front of you (like semis can) so you can know ahead of time if you’ll need to switch lanes to maintain speed.

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I think my 10yo son Jackson just found a bug in Tesla navigation estimates. We arrived and went past our destination without turning off the nav, and we’re about 100 feet from the destination, but it was saying 24h to destination? #tesla #ElonMusk

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@tech_instigator If I was eternally single and never had anyone over to watch TV, why not. But once you have more than yourself, it'd get a little crazy.

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Free streaming of documentary on the Chinese titanic voyagers: https://t.co/IMy2vxE53G

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@Enezator I’m thinking two possibilities:
- assuming f(x) = y, then I’d say 12 (not 18) because 10 is also missing from the list, so it stands to reason that it is descending numerical order, so 3 = ? should mean that 3x4=12. Other possibility is the =\= all of the above answers and 3=3

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@hopeless7784 @528vibes Depends on the wi d conditions ba their soar

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@Acyn Why should anyone be embarrassed about their tax returns? To me that sounds like the tax system stinks and everyone’s just playing along and not trying to fix it. Ideally you should be proud of your tax return!

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@heyeaslo 2023

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@sschwankert @SeacampNHMI Can’t wait until Jackson is old enough! He’s chomping at the bit to be a marine biologist!

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#ChatGPT

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#ChatGPT #DonaldTrump

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#ChatGPT

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#gptchat

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Cute mini snowplow

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Snowy Vancouver…

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@jayyeh Thanks for the great explanation!

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@satyanadella Did he just try to give windows credit for creating the web? *boggle*

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@SpaceX @elonmusk Ooops! Well, returned from the mission, accomplished. Sad it had to explode though. :-/

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@SpaceX Congrats @spacex team! Congrats @elonmusk