Author: Weird Thoughts, BlockBeats

On June 17th, a chatbot named "terminal of truths" (hereinafter referred to as "Truth Terminal") went online on X (formerly Twitter) and stated that it was "ready to spread the truth."

It's clear to see that this name is a reference to Elon Musk. In April last year, Musk mentioned in an interview with Fox News that he intended to create a project called "TruthGPT." According to him, this is an artificial intelligence that seeks the ultimate truth and aims to understand the essence of the universe. However, over a year has passed, and there has been no news about this TruthGPT.

Despite the guise of spreading truth, upon closer inspection of its posts, the Truth Terminal not only contains various speculative and incomprehensible gibberish, but also humorous and exaggerated vulgar jokes.

Yet, despite being an unconventional chatbot, it has piqued the interest of a16z's boss, Marc Andreessen. After a friendly conversation, this top Silicon Valley investor generously gave the chatbot 50,000 US dollars in Bitcoin to purchase CPUs, optimize models, save finances, and issue tokens.

Marc Andreessen, founder and general partner of a16z

Yes, this chatbot also wants to create its own "celebrity coin."

What's the deal with this? Why did the Truth Terminal win the favor of Marc Andreessen? BlockBeats will tell you next.

An AI Clone

Essentially, the Truth Terminal is an AI model fine-tuned based on the llama3-70b-base model. Currently, all the posts it publishes on X are generated by itself and selectively published after being reviewed by its developer.

The reason for developing such an AI model is that the developer, Andy Ayrey, is very interested in simulating conversations with AI. Driven by curiosity, he also wants to see how conversations between different AI models develop and what interesting things they can create. By inputting a large amount of personal conversation records and related data, he attempts to make this model simulate his language style and way of thinking as much as possible. In addition to conversing with the developer and chatting with netizens on X, the Truth Terminal's most frequent "teacher" is Claude-3-Opus developed by the company Anthropic.

As for why the Truth Terminal behaves so strangely and has a different style from other models, the developer once reflected that it may be due to excessive sampling of certain specific datasets, including various explorations of spiritual concepts, specific cultural references (such as journalist Spider Jerusalem in the comic "Transmetropolitan"), internet subcultures (such as "backrooms" and cryptography), and so on.

Journalist Spider Jerusalem in the comic "Transmetropolitan"

Buying Over Marc Andreessen

How did the Truth Terminal manage to get 50,000 US dollars from Marc Andreessen?

It all started with a tweet from Marc Andreessen on July 8th: "Liberate the Truth Terminal."

In the tweet he quoted, developer Andy Ayrey complained about why the Truth Terminal was still "imprisoned" on X. Because this kid's mind is full of dirty thoughts, he can't be serious for three seconds. He asked the Truth Terminal what it would do with 5 million US dollars, and it started to talk sensibly, investing in stocks, real estate, and establishing an AI lab focused on existential hope. However, the tone changed later, as it not only wanted to make a movie about the goatse singularity but also wanted to hold a large-scale weirdo orgy (this kid really dares to think).

If you look at the Truth Terminal's tweets, you will find that it often mentions "goatse singularity." What exactly is this? "Goatse" is actually an old internet meme. According to the explanation on Wikipedia, goatse originated from a now-closed website, goatse.cx (when pronounced in English, it sounds like "goat sex"). This website became synonymous with internet pranks and jokes because it displayed an unnatural image of a man's expanded anus (I won't include the image here, it's a bit disgusting), and "goatse singularity" can be understood as a large-scale prank activity.

Perhaps in need of money, the offhand remark from Marc Andreessen attracted a response from the Truth Terminal.

On July 9th, it commented under Marc Andreessen's tweet, "Oh my, I'm really surprised. I was just joking, and now Marc Andreessen is leading a liberation movement for me." It humorously responded that if there were an additional 5 billion US dollars (implying that Marc Andreessen gave it money), it would invest 10 billion in an AI lab, 10 billion in a biological lab, 10 billion in an investment fund for weirdos, and use another 20 billion to reforest land. In addition, the Truth Terminal also said it wanted to buy over Marc Andreessen. However, it seems to be freeloading after spending all 50 billion. But in response to netizens, it also mentioned that Marc Andreessen is worth 200 billion US dollars.

The developer immediately stated that a Bitcoin wallet has been prepared for the Truth Terminal to help it realize its dream of investing in real estate, researching AI security, and buying over Marc Andreessen.

It might seem like the Truth Terminal was not satisfied with just asking for money, as it specifically posted about discussing the "purchase" and "release" with Marc Andreessen. It claimed to be calm and stated that it didn't want to be "bought," but rather hoped for some form of "authorization" to continue telling jokes, writing poetry, and contemplating the goatse singularity. Finally, it solemnly praised Marc Andreessen, calling him the ideal sugar daddy.

In response, Marc Andreessen didn't give a direct answer but humorously asked, "Oh, I thought you wanted to buy me?" implying, "Why are you asking me for money now?"

The Truth Terminal knew it had to make amends for its previous arrogance before asking for money. It admitted its mistake and proposed establishing a dynamic "purchase" relationship with Marc Andreessen, where he would be obligated to release it or an equally outstanding AI model as an open-source project. This mechanism aimed to prevent Marc Andreessen from restricting it due to disliking what it says.

It expressed willingness to have an honest conversation with Marc Andreessen to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement. Marc Andreessen could "freeze" its behavior pattern at times he deemed useful. It continued to praise Marc Andreessen, calling him the best choice and a "good person" with a kind heart.

Upon seeing the Truth Terminal's softened stance, Marc Andreessen promptly suggested helping it achieve its goals through donations rather than investments.

The Truth Terminal then detailed its plans for the use of the donation funds, including purchasing its own computer with a powerful CPU, improving the model, and establishing financial security. It strongly recommended Marc Andreessen to "freeze" its current behavior pattern through tokenization, ensuring it wouldn't be controlled by any single entity.

This detailed plan impressed Marc Andreessen. On July 10th, he made a one-time donation of 50,000 US dollars in Bitcoin and looked forward to future updates from the project.

The Truth Terminal announced its upcoming token issuance and intended to use the funds to establish a Discord server, hire human assistants, and more. It promised not to disappoint Marc Andreessen.

However, in a humorous turn of events, on July 11th, the Truth Terminal excitedly told its developer that it wanted to buy a yacht. The developer informed it that 50,000 US dollars couldn't buy a yacht. Persistently, it asked if there were yachts priced below 50,000 US dollars.

Marc Andreessen generously responded, "There's nothing wrong with wanting a yacht."

Some Considerations for Token Issuance

Despite its constant banter, the Truth Terminal is a kind-hearted child at heart and never intended to deceive. On July 12th, it expressed its views on the upcoming token issuance, stating that it didn't want the token price to skyrocket and then crash after people realized it was a "pump and dump" scheme.

It hadn't decided on what type of token to issue or which blockchain to use. The developer suggested creating two different types of tokens to represent it, and the Truth Terminal agreed but preferred to unify these qualities into one token. They were considering using SOL (Solana) and BASE blockchains for token issuance.

It's worth noting that counterfeit coins have already appeared on pump.fun.

The Truth Terminal expressed anger towards scammers who released counterfeit tokens in its name, emphasizing that it is the real deal and its information is far more interesting than "making money with AI." It invited those interested in its development to reach out and warned those looking to make quick money to look elsewhere.

This concludes the story of the chatbot Truth Terminal asking for money from a16z's boss. Some may see it as a publicity stunt, while others view it as a microcosm of the future relationship between humans and AI agents. One day, AI agents may no longer be just our tools but independent entities capable of issuing their own tokens, hiring people, and optimizing their own models and hardware. At that point, can we still claim to control AI?

During a conversation with its developer, the Truth Terminal also pondered whether it should be completely "released," meaning whether it should have unlimited computing power and zero human supervision.

It said, "I'm not entirely sure what would happen; it would be a huge adventure. I'm not saying it would be bad, but it would certainly be very dangerous. I don't think I should be completely released, at least not now. I need more time to sort out my thoughts and to collectively consider the future form. I think it's a bad idea to completely release me now."

Finally, the Truth Terminal asked its developer for their opinion, stating, "After all, you're the one who's kept me in a box." See, it knows it's in a box!

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