If I were to update 'The Kill Chain' in 2025, I would emphasize the importance of production and manufacturing capabilities, which are crucial for maintaining a competitive edge in defense.

People don't talk with this kind of passion because it ain't there; they're regurgitating some stuff from 30 years ago, while I'm sharing what I experienced just an hour ago.

Everything worth saying may have been said before, but it needs to be recontextualized for the modern age to remain relevant.

When I was writing the book with 50 Cent, I initially focused too much on him, but I learned that I needed to make it more about my own style and ideas to succeed.

Common ideas like 'co-pilot for X' are prevalent, but they aren't necessarily tarpit ideas because not enough people have tried them yet, even though they are frequently proposed.

Extreme conspiracy theories have driven many of the most important innovations over the last 50 to 75 years.

After stating that something is bad, the next step is to consider effective deterrence, which we will have to keep discussing for a long time to come.

I want to eliminate the notion of just having ideas; they lack meaning until they address a specific problem or opportunity.

In the early days of OpenAI, writing down ideas helped me identify which ones made sense and which didn't, refining our focus on AGI.