Elon Musk replies "Yes" to Seth Dillon post; posts link on recursive self-improvement
Overview
Elon Musk replied "Yes" to a Seth Dillon post that says "And this is why they must lose" on October 14, 2026.
The post does not identify who "they" are, and the reply's meaning is not stated.
In a separate post the same day, Musk shared a link titled "Recursive Self-Improvement" with no body text. The quoted context describes a retired NASA engineer hired by SpaceX who says design iteration there moved from months to hours. The post itself makes no claim about AI.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 14, 11:30 PM ET
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- Oct 14, 11:04 PM ET · 1 articleRecursive self-improvement is the subject of Elon Musk's postElon Musk: Recursive self-improvement is the subject of Elon Musk's post
- Oct 14, 9:28 PM ET · 1 articleElon Musk replies "Yes" to an unspecified postElon Musk: Elon Musk replies "Yes" to an unspecified post
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Elon Musk@elonmuskXRecursive self-improvement is the subject of Elon Musk's postAIElon Musk, owner of xAI and Grok, posts a link titled "Recursive Self-Improvement" with no body text. The post's quoted context describes a retired NASA engineer hired by SpaceX, who says design iteration moved from months to hours there. The post does not state a claim about AI.
Elon Musk@elonmuskXElon Musk replies "Yes" to an unspecified postAIElon Musk, the owner of xAI and Grok, replied "Yes" to a post by Seth Dillon. The post's text, which says "And this is why they must lose," gives no details on what the reply endorses.
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