He Trolls AI Labs for a Living. Now They All Want to Work With Him

At the WIRED World Fair, comedian and AI enthusiast Husk revealed that major AI companies, including Elon Musk's xAI, have reached out to him for collaborations. Husk, who has amassed over 2 million followers across social media platforms, has gained notoriety for publicly challenging AI models, exposing their shortcomings in a humorous manner.

His infamous videos, in which he asks ChatGPT to perform simple tasks like counting to 100 or beatboxing, have garnered millions of views and earned him the reputation of "Sam Altman's worst nightmare." OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI have all shown interest in working with Husk, offering him various incentives such as a Tesla for a week, gifts, and even a chance to collaborate on a video.

However, Husk declined all these offers. In one of his videos, Husk demonstrated how he manipulated AI to negotiate a price for bread on Craigslist, from a starting price of $10,000 down to $5. Despite the decline of these offers, Husk continues to engage with AI regularly to generate ideas for his videos. He explained that he prefers using AI for content creation, as the models generate ideas that are too similar to his own. Instead, Husk aims to provide his unique perspective, rather than relying on AI-generated content.