X users cast Shivon Zilis as the AI world's 'court favorite consort' in palace-drama analogy

basedjensen · x · 2026-10-03

AngelicaOung likens Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis to the "Perfectly Behaved Court Favorite" of a Chinese imperial court: dutiful, competent and strategically approved, but never the true favorite of the "Emperor." The analogy draws on Consort Hui, who played the long game — her son eventually became Emperor Jiaqing. The post cites an uncharacteristic tweet from Zilis as its prompt.

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