--- title: "Even Twitter’s Intern Just Resigned in Disappointment" description: "George Hotz, the infamous hacker-turned-entrepeneur-turned-Twitter-intern, just left his internship role at Twitter as a direct result of Elon Musk's chaos." date: "2022-12-21" modified: "2022-12-21" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/twitter-intern-resigns" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "elon musk" - "social media" - "twitter" --- # Even Twitter’s Intern Just Resigned in Disappointment ![George Hotz, the infamous hacker-turned-entrepeneur-turned-Twitter-intern, just left his internship role at Twitter as a direct result of Elon Musk's chaos.]() *\Image: George Holtz via twitter / Angela Weiss via Getty / Futurism\* Being an intern isn't generally isn't considered a fun — or even [particularly human]() — role at any company. But it's hard to imagine a greater entry-level hell than interning at [Elon Musk's Twitter](), which has somehow spiraled into greater disarray than ever as a result of Musk's cursed "[Should I step down as head of Twitter]()?" poll. Clearly it was finally enough for hacker-turned-entrepreneur-turned-Twitter-intern George Hotz, who had been taking an increasingly combative tone against his employer before eventually quitting last night, long before his internship was due to be over. "Resigned from Twitter today," he [wrote](). "Appreciate the opportunity, but didn’t think there was any real impact I could make there." To be fair, Hotz isn't your average intern, and his role at Twitter was anything but conventional. Holtz is a well known self-driving car developer, hacker — he was the first person to hack the iPhone — and coder, who currently helms an autonomous vehicle startup called Comma. Musk even asked him to work at Tesla back in 2015, but Hotz turned the Tesla CEO down to do his own thing. (At the time, Hotz [told *Bloomberg*]() that Musk kept "changing the terms" of their agreement.) History aside, though, Hotz [was inspired]() by Musk's "hardcore" email to employees, prompting him to offer his reverse-engineering skills to the transitioning platform. "I'll put my money where my mouth is," [Hotz tweeted]() at Musk back in November. "I'm down for a 12 week internship at Twitter for cost of living in SF." "Sure, let's talk," [the newly-minted Twitter CEO replied](). Hotz has [seemingly been]() on the Twitter team since. But after weeks of [layoffs](), disastrous and half-baked [platform changes](), and Musk's ever-growing flirtation with [far right conspiracy theories](), Hotz's tweets have taken on an increasingly adversarial tone toward his boss, lobbing broadsides at everything from the [food situation at Twitter]() to its [development inefficiencies](). His most fiery takes, though, related to Musk's now-reversed decision to ban links to competitors on Twitter. "Agreed that’s this is an absolutely ridiculous policy," he [wrote]() after Musk [suspended Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham]() under the policy, which he [lampooned]() as the "fastest speed run of 'free speech' ever." "My bio link has been a link to my Instagram since I created this Twitter," he added. "Feel free to ban me." His funniest swipe at Musk, though, was probably when he [posted a poll of his own]() asking whether he should step down as Twitter's intern — though unlike with Musk, a majority of respondents said he should stay. And since the Twitter thing didn't work out, would Holtz himself be interested in becoming Twitter CEO if Musk actually does step down? "Hell no," he [wrote](), [adding that]() "there's legit no way I'd ever take that job." **More on Musk polls:** *[Elon Musk Seems to Be Trying to Weasel Out of Vote to Resign]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()