Brad Cooper

@MatthewChang Isn't this in logistics or warehouse? Not retail storefront?

Feeling really strong about my prediction that humanoids would first go into retail. Next up: hospitality Reminder: manufacturing is last

@brettmccracken X.com wouldn't be my first choice.

I hate how ubiquitous AI is, showing up everywhere uninvited, inserting its creepy sycophantic “helpfulness” even when you didn’t ask for it, dominating discourse, flooding Spotify, slopping up social feeds, sowing “real or AI?” doubts. Where can one go to live an AI-free life?

@Figure_robot Awesome, what will they be doing?

Today we're announcing Figure has signed a commercial agreement with Catalyst Brands to deploy humanoid robots at scale Catalyst operates iconic brands including JCPenney, Aéropostale and Brooks Brothers. Figure will start initial deployment in Reno, NV

Me too. If you stayed in academia, yeah, that would be an anti-signal. But accomplishing a PhD from MIT is commendable and impressive. Lots of successful founders have that pedigree. Ultimately, none of it matters if it didn't help prepare you for successful, long-term execution.

I disagree with @beffjezos here. Finishing a PhD is not about collecting a title. It is about bringing hard, uncertain work to a level of completion. And research itself is not a relic. Maxwell wasn’t chasing market cap. Faraday wasn’t building a startup. They were trying to understand nature. A lot of technology is a byproduct of that curiosity. Many may not know, but I started my career in experimental high-energy physics at Fermilab because I wanted to understand the universe. In fundamental science, the pursuit of truth is the point. And some people enjoy doing so with their time.

@bdepaepe63 @billyjhowell @ashleevance Lol, nice try

@mvhacking @billyjhowell @ashleevance So you assume people have two extra hours in their day? You assume they don't have infants? You assume they're not physically disabled? There are many different people with different lives that need different options.

Just learned about the concept of a “telescope ranch” in Texas. People pay to have their $10,000+ telescope rigs set up in the middle of TX to avoid light pollution. Every night the roof rolls back off the warehouses. Then you can remote in to your telescope and use it from anywhere in the world.

@bdepaepe63 @billyjhowell @ashleevance Look at a light pollution map compared to population. Probably 80% of people in the U.S. and even more internationally can get to a Bortle 5 or below location within a one hour trip.

@mvhacking @billyjhowell @ashleevance How do you know?

@HeadGoalieGuy @billyjhowell @ashleevance "too" is the key word.

@mvhacking @billyjhowell @ashleevance That’s actually a good point because nobody who plays hockey plays video games too.

@bdepaepe63 @billyjhowell @ashleevance Almost all have other options.

@mvhacking @billyjhowell @ashleevance No, I'm assuming there is mix of different types of people and some will have few other options.

@SassySouthBlond @billyjhowell @ashleevance Nah, only yours was ridiculous. Like I don't know anything about astrophotography or Bortle scale.

@mvhacking @billyjhowell @ashleevance No problem. When others did it, I hope you gave them the same response

im often asked “how do i break into robot learning without a phd?” buy an SO-101 ($300) and do something interesting understand the stack, train models, implement a paper, do serious on-robot evals, document your work the pool of talent with real experience is v small

@PeterDiamandis Need to compare with newer vehicles--many come with brake assist--for a more apples-to-apples comparison.

Tesla reports one major collision every 5.3 million miles with FSD engaged. The US average: one every 660,000 miles. That's approximately 8x SAFER.

@PalmerLuckey There was a follow-on patent application that wasn't filed that specifically created an interface for cross-channel opt-in management.

@PalmerLuckey, rather than regulation, there is an opportunity for a company to implement this now open source multi-channel opt-in system I developed more than 12 years ago: patents.google.com/patent/US20140… It'd be easy to do, but I moved on to other things and the Alice decision effectively nullified it as a software patent, so I effectively donated it to the world. =) @gmail implemented a portion of it for email where it's easier to subscribe or unsubsribe from lists. However, a multi-channel way to opt-in or out to mail, email, texts, calls, etc. is still badly needed. Even if mail becomes regulated as you're advocating, there currently isn't an easy way for consumers to opt-in to the stuff they still want to still get via mail--say, a retro gamer fan magazine. =) It's not as easy to manage as text and email since those are largely digitally managed, outside of companies where you can opt in our out of monthly statements, like banks.

It is wild to see the ideological reversal associated with USPS. Hundreds of green socialists crying "No, you have to let the capitalist megacorporations raze hundreds of millions of trees! You have to let the government force-feed consoooomer advertising to your family!"

@PeterDiamandis Closer to $3 per watt, which has been flat for the past 10 years.

In 1975, a solar panel cost $106 per watt. Today it's under $0.30 per watt. That's a 99.7% cost decline. Unlike fossil fuels which fluctuate with geopolitics and markets... solar has delivered consistent, predictable cost reductions for five decades.

@unexplainables8 I grew up in the "Where?!" part, so this post is entirely sarcastic, but let's see what happens. If you are in Florida, should be lots of ex-New Yorkers you can show it to.

@mvhacking haha love it

when i say “chicago” this is what i mean. this one IS up for debate tho

@unexplainables8 Also, NOT up for debate. 😂

@mvhacking amazing!

@unexplainables8 Here you go. The map according to "New Yorkers."

@mvhacking oh gosh i don’t know that area well enough! let’s see your take on it!

@unexplainables8 @sidewayskoyote You are an awesome debater. 😂

@sidewayskoyote whoops i’ll include tracy next time

when i say “bay area” this is what i mean. this is not up for debate.

This is also true. But Google's search engine also didn't always get it right at first, and still doesn't. It can be manipulated by spammers. But people still trust it daily, multiple times per day. People still use Facebook daily even though at least a third of my feed is people posting fake news. Storytelling can frame the gaps in the product and improve the understanding of what good AI has done and can do for humanity. Right now, it's like they aren't even trying.

It’s not just a messaging problem. People don’t trust AI because it behaves inconsistently. The same input can produce different outputs, and there’s no clear boundary around what it’s allowed to do or how it should behave. Until that’s solved, better storytelling won’t fix the trust gap.

What most San Francisco tech CEOs need to realize: regular people do not like AI. 35% of Americans use AI weekly, but only 5% say they trust it a lot. 77% believe AI could pose a threat to humanity. Most people do not want agents, digital twins, or OpenClaw poking around in their lives. This is because Silicon Valley is horrible at storytelling and messaging. There are few to no aspirational tech figures that everyday people are inspired by. Causing a massive disconnect between SF and the rest of the world. San Francisco is not indicative of the mass consumer. Not even close. More tech founders should understand this. Especially those building in consumer AI.