2025/11/01 #

Elon Musk on All-In Podcast [51:06]: “Try using any of the recent so called Open AI open source models, they don't work. They basically open sourced a broken, non-working, version of their models, as a fig leaf.”

Great interview, especially the bits at the end about solar energy. Ultimately all energy production leads to solar. I hadn’t heard this perspective before. It’s completely obvious if you are thinking about it from the right scale. But of course few of use are. #

Today’s links:

  • An ode to creating simplified versions of complicated open source software. danieldelaney.net #

  • French socialists love gourmet food. I imagine this article might cause rightists a confusing kind of mild anguish. But actually maybe some leftists would have a similar but different unease? www.bbc.com #

  • Ask HN: Who uses open LLMs and coding assistants locally? Share setup and laptop. news.ycombinator.com #

  • Coinbase CEO games prediction market at the end of quarterly earnings call. www.bloomberg.com #

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