Here's What Kojima Emailed Gabe Newell And Elon Musk About

Key Points:

• In a 2018 email revealed during the Musk v. Altman trial, Valve president Gabe Newell asked Elon Musk to give game designer Hideo Kojima a tour of SpaceX, highlighting Kojima's strong desire to go to space.
• Musk responded positively but noncommittally, welcoming Kojima to see the SpaceX rocket factory, though it remains unclear if the tour ever happened.
• Kojima has expressed a profound longing to experience space, stating in his book The Creative Gene that he would give up everything, including his career and family, to achieve even a brief orbit beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
• Musk also mentioned in the email confidential neuromodulation research involving brain implants in monkeys, drawing a comparison to the cyberpunk novel Neuromancer, though it is unknown if Kojima saw this during any potential visit.
• The email also touched on Musk’s involvement with OpenAI, which contributed to its disclosure in the ongoing lawsuit, though this aspect is less central to the story.