Re: Thought Summary

Great, sounds like we are independently following the same thought tracks. No problem with YC support in the beginning. That's normal for a lot of companies, so I don't think it materially affects the neutrality position. The "mind' part of Freemind is partly an intentional philosophical counter to Deepmind and also, as mentioned, I couldn't find a synonym for "mind" that wasn't terrible. I like Axon as an option, although it does slightly sound like Google Brain or, more generally, that we think digital intelligence consists of brain emulation. Pretty much all names suck in the beginning though. Given several choices, I tend to favor names that convey the mission of the company and hopefully have a positive impact on recruitment. Yeah, my role should be clear and I have to bite the bullet on admitting real involvement. This will come as a shocker to many, but so be it. Can't be lukewarm about this. In terms of title, what about me as chair and you as CEO or us both as co-chairs? My main concern about being called a co-CEO, even if that is de facto true, is that it might cause problems at SpaceX and Tesla, where they know I'm already overbooked.