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Grok might be able to find the cure for cancer but as long as it's associated with Musk, not touching that thing with a 10-foot pole. (Simon's analysis, of cou

by kunzhi 1y ago

Grok might be able to find the cure for cancer but as long as it's associated with Musk, not touching that thing with a 10-foot pole. (Simon's analysis, of course, is lovely)

jacktheturtle 1y ago
why?
- nashashmi 1y ago
  musk is unstable. and so are the products he has under him. these are not good things to rely on. i got off twitter and now the site's drama doesn't affect me. at the same time, i miss the great content from threads. :(
- kunzhi 1y ago
  seriously?
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- ls_stats 1y ago
  Uh... maybe because he doesn't want to use technology that gives power to someone like Elon Musk, who is well known for propagating right-wing propaganda.
- TowerTall 1y ago
  Yes. I will also not use any product or any service that benefits Elon Musk in anyway or capacity.
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rcpt 1y ago
Yep, for example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44526468 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44526468
Aeolun 1y ago
It’s a pretty good pelican too.
qingcharles 1y ago
Someone asked it to cure cancer then had Gemini peer-review the output, which was pretty hilarious: https://x.com/DeryaTR_/status/1943324908781781064 https://x.com/DeryaTR_/status/1943324908781781064 (apologies for the link to the Muskman's site)
disposition2 1y ago
Maybe it’ll help the folks that are probably at higher risk of cancer due to the natural gas turbines powering the AI facility in Memphis. - https://apnews.com/article/memphis-xai-elon-musk-pollution-naacp-571c16950259b382f9eae61bd59260ef https://apnews.com/article/memphis-xai-elon-musk-pollution-n... - https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-supercomputer-toxic-emissions-and-a-memphis-community-that-did-nothing-wrong/ https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-... (this is an opinion article but also has some useful context)

6 ms·

Grok might be able to find the cure for cancer but as long as it's associated with Musk, not touching that thing with a 10-foot pole. (Simon's analysis, of cou

by kunzhi 1y ago

Grok might be able to find the cure for cancer but as long as it's associated with Musk, not touching that thing with a 10-foot pole. (Simon's analysis, of course, is lovely)

jacktheturtle 1y ago
why?
- nashashmi 1y ago
  musk is unstable. and so are the products he has under him. these are not good things to rely on. i got off twitter and now the site's drama doesn't affect me. at the same time, i miss the great content from threads. :(
- kunzhi 1y ago
  seriously?
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
- ls_stats 1y ago
  Uh... maybe because he doesn't want to use technology that gives power to someone like Elon Musk, who is well known for propagating right-wing propaganda.
- TowerTall 1y ago
  Yes. I will also not use any product or any service that benefits Elon Musk in anyway or capacity.
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]
rcpt 1y ago
Yep, for example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44526468 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44526468
Aeolun 1y ago
It’s a pretty good pelican too.
qingcharles 1y ago
Someone asked it to cure cancer then had Gemini peer-review the output, which was pretty hilarious: https://x.com/DeryaTR_/status/1943324908781781064 https://x.com/DeryaTR_/status/1943324908781781064 (apologies for the link to the Muskman's site)
disposition2 1y ago
Maybe it’ll help the folks that are probably at higher risk of cancer due to the natural gas turbines powering the AI facility in Memphis. - https://apnews.com/article/memphis-xai-elon-musk-pollution-naacp-571c16950259b382f9eae61bd59260ef https://apnews.com/article/memphis-xai-elon-musk-pollution-n... - https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-supercomputer-toxic-emissions-and-a-memphis-community-that-did-nothing-wrong/ https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-... (this is an opinion article but also has some useful context)