The best moments from MTS on May 6: Gerrit De Vink on courtroom revelations from the Musk v. Altman trial including Greg Brockman's diary and Ilya's Tesla painting, Niko Pashakis on why Corgi raised $110M to become a regulated insurance carrier instead of selling software, and Danny Werfel on how AI will transform tax administration and compliance.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Gerrit De Vink on Musk v. Altman trial, Greg Brockman's diary, Ilya's Tesla painting

(23:04) DeepSeek funding round, Chinese AI valuations, Moonshot raising billions

(39:03) Niko Pashakis on building Corgi as a carrier, raising $110M pre-revenue, AI underwriting

(52:00) Danny Werfel on tax policy proposals, AI in tax administration, risks of hallucination

(01:02:00) Jason Levin on meme culture, monitoring situations, making memes viral

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Best Of 5/6/26 | Elon v. Altman Trial Revelations, DeepSeek Funding, and Insurance AI