Comedian Husk says xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic want to work with him
Comedian Husk, who has gained 2 million followers by mocking AI chatbots, told the WIRED World Fair that major AI companies are seeking collaborations. He claimed Elon Musk’s xAI offered him a Tesla for a week if he produced exclusive content for the firm. Husk’s videos, which feature deadpan requests to ChatGPT’s voice model, have highlighted the model's flaws, such as its inability to set…
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- Husk claims xAI offered a Tesla for a week for exclusive videos.
- OpenAI offered early patch access and gifts; Husk declined both.
- Husk has 2 million followers and deals with CeraVe and Ninja.
Sam Altman admitted on the Mostly Human podcast that the timer issue is a "known issue" that will persist for another year. OpenAI reportedly offered Husk early access to a patch and gifts in exchange for his account details, but he declined both. The comedian rejected a previous collaboration offer from OpenAI, stating the compensation was too low. He also noted that xAI was recently rolled into SpaceX to create SpaceXAI, and later SpaceXSI, following President Trump’s renaming of artificial intelligence to "super intelligence."
Husk began trolling chatbots about a year ago after running out of content ideas for his TikTok. He has since secured brand deals with CeraVe and Ninja and is launching an original series with The Onion. Despite using AI to scope out video ideas, he avoids using it for creative generation, preferring his own "worst ideas" to AI-generated concepts that he finds too similar.
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