According to U.Today, Billy Markus, also known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, co-creator of the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin, recently responded to a tweet by Elon Musk regarding SpaceX, Musk's major company. The tweet sparked a flurry of responses from the crypto community, including Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon.
Musk's tweet reminded the community of his long-standing mission with SpaceX: to extend consciousness to Mars and beyond. This prompted Lennon to question whether there were plans to colonize the moon first. The discussion also drew in fans of cryptocurrencies like XRP and Bitcoin, who left encouraging comments.
Markus, in a humorous tone, proposed a scenario of what might happen after Mars is colonized. He drew parallels with the historical relationship between the British Empire and America, suggesting that Mars colonists might stage an event similar to the Boston Tea Party of 1773. He concluded with the idea that the 'Mars army' would eventually win their independence, adding that it would make an interesting movie plot.
In other news, Musk, who is also the boss of SpaceX and xAI, expressed surprise at recent developments with OpenAI, a rival to xAI. OpenAI recently partnered with the Stack Overflow platform for developers, announcing an API partnership to use Stack Overflow posts for training the ChatGPT AI chatbot. This move was met with resistance from developers on Stack Overflow, some of whom began deleting their posts in protest. Stack Overflow's management team responded by banning users who were removing their content.
Musk, who has been critical of OpenAI in recent years, founded xAI in response to OpenAI's expansion. He has accused OpenAI and its ChatGPT chatbot of being 'woke', or avoiding discussion of sensitive social issues such as sex, religion, and politics.