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Elon Musk and Y Combinator President on Thinking for the Future - FULL CONVERSATION

Vanity Fair
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Cited on HN 3 times, 2015–2024, never outright recommended score 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Cited mainly as a source for what Musk and Altman said, notably their musings on the simulation hypothesis and the Fermi paradox, and as evidence of Musk's YC ties.

A Vanity Fair Summit conversation between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, moderated by Andrew Ross Sorkin. They discuss the future of technology, including AI and the simulation hypothesis.

“Sam Altman and Elon Musk ponder whether we're all living in a simulation, as an explanation to the Fermi Paradox.” (HN, 2015)

2 citations · 1 jokes · Interviews · partly dated

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@someperson Nov 2024 Cites it
on HN thread SpaceX Super Heavy splashes down in the gulf, canceling chopsticks landing
It's not too crazy of a question since Elon Musk has given public interviews in association with YCombinator [1] [2] (and was a founder in partly YC-associated OpenAI [3]), and the fact he seems to spend his limited time these days posting on X, streaming video games, memeing and presumably lurking on Reddit. [1] [link] [2] [this video] [3] [link]

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