Reporter documents private backstage White House conversation among tech titans, involving OpenAI compute capacity, memory profits, and Starlink

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The reporter relayed that technology figures discussed backstage at the White House OpenAI, memory-chip profits, and the in-flight internet experience.

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White House gathering of titans turns into a roast session: Musk calls someone OpenAI shameless; Jensen Huang complains about having no internet on flights

Dongcha Beating AI Breaking News,October 8, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Microsoft CEO Nadella,AMD Lisa Su, and Dell founder Michael Dell attended Trump's National Medal of Science and Technology awards ceremony in Washington.

Harry Lambert, a reporter for 《Colossus》, documented a private chat among these tech titans backstage at the White House, with particularly compelling content:

Musk was the last to arrive and the only guest who did not undergo security screening. He brought his mother and children, and looked around the room as soon as he entered, as excited as a teenager. Present were the U.S. Secretary of Energy,NASA director, as well as several of the world's wealthiest people. Within less than 1 minutes, Musk took out his phone and showed everyone footage of Tesla Roadster flight testing: “This was supposed to be top secret, but whatever.”

The were then temporarily placed by the Secret Service in another hall, separated from their families, assistants, and security personnel. Jensen Huang asked AI how to achieve its goal, and Musk replied with a smile: “By any means necessary.” When Jensen Huang went to be interviewed by the White House film crew, the others talked about compute capacity. Musk complained that OpenAI President Greg Brockman had kept pestering him for compute capacity at a dinner previously. Brin immediately chimed in that Brockman had also asked him for it. Musk grew increasingly angry: “Dude, you stole my charity! After being such an asshole, you still have the nerve to come back and ask me for help? Please!”

Brin also mentioned Brockman's habit of keeping a diary: “How many grown men do you know who keep diaries? I would have burned mine long ago.” Brockman's private diaries written in the 2010 s later became involved in the litigation between Musk and OpenAI.

Discussing memory chips, Musk was again astonished that Micron's gross margin for its most recent quarter was as high as approximately 87%, saying he had never seen such an extreme supply-chain price shock. Nadella also believed Micron had not invested enough money to expand production. Both took issue with the substantial profits memory manufacturers earn during supply shortages.

After Jensen Huang returned, the formed a circle. The reporter observed that Jensen Huang usually initiated topics, while Musk most enjoyed cutting in, holding a small cup of Diet Coke with ice. Lisa Su initially stood quietly to the side, and Nadella proactively approached her to talk. Dell was tall and spoke unhurriedly, mostly just listening. Brin and Nadella often responded to Jensen Huang and Musk.

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October 8, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Nadella, Lisa Su, and Michael Dell attended Trump's National Medal of Science and Technology awards ceremony in Washington.
《Colossus》 reporter Harry Lambert documented a private chat among the backstage at the White House.
The article says that Musk complained that OpenAI President Greg Brockman had previously asked him for compute capacity, and Brin also said Brockman had asked him for compute capacity.
The article says that Musk mentioned Micron's gross margin for its most recent quarter was approximately 87%, and Nadella believed Micron had not invested enough capital to expand production.
Dell said he had only private jet and that he often relied on Starlink for video meetings on planes; Brin also said Starlink worked very well.
Jensen Huang said that when he took a Delta Air Lines flight, the Wi-Fi was unavailable and he could only read approximately 7000 emails.
Musk then said that putting AI on a Delta Air Lines plane was the best way to quarantine AI.

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The following is analysis, separate from reported facts. Verify important claims independently.

This content primarily relays a reporter's account of a private, informal conversation. Topics include OpenAI executives seeking computing power, memory-chip supply and profits, as well as in-flight internet services. It reflects participants' statements and personal experiences in the conversation and does not constitute corporate announcements, financial disclosures, or verified official positions.

Why it matters to readers

These claims involve OpenAI's conflict with Musk, Micron's and the memory industry's profits and production expansion, as well as the experience of using Starlink on planes, and may draw public attention; however, the original article does not indicate that these conversations have produced clear policy, business, or market outcomes.

Beginners should treat it as a report of a conversation that has not been independently verified, rather than using it to directly assess the performance of the relevant companies, industry supply and demand, or the trajectory of litigation.

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The content of the private conversation was relayed by a reporter; the original text did not provide a recording, complete transcript, or confirmation from the parties involved.
The original text does not explain the calculation basis or corresponding financial information for an approximately 87% gross margin.
Individual experiences with Starlink and in-flight Wi-Fi cannot represent overall service performance.

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