# Musk jokes a Delta flight is the best sandbox for an AI

> Original title: “Best way to sandbox an AI,” said Musk. “Put it on a Delta flight: No escape is possible.”

- Source: Elon Musk
- Published: 2026-11-01T19:00:38.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/g8vsuvjfnchuozhhak0zujm0j
- Original: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2116968674590441904

## Summary

Elon Musk says the best way to sandbox an AI is to put it on a Delta flight, where no escape is possible. The post is a joke, and its context is a reported White House dinner exchange in which Musk mocked Greg Brockman for asking for compute.

## Post

“Best way to sandbox an AI,” said Musk. “Put it on a Delta flight: No escape is possible.”

## Quoted post @ns123abc

> be Greg Brockman
> go to White House dinner to beg your enemies for compute 
> 
> > "h-hey Elon... got any spare compute bro?"
> 
> Elon calls you out in front of the entire room: "DUDE, you stole my charity! You can't be a huge dick then ask for favors, hello?"
> 
> Sergey Brin: “He was asking me for compute too. How many grown men do you know that keep a diary? If I did I’d burn it.” 
> 
> LMAOOOOOOOO

https://x.com/ns123abc/status/2116955860073414760