The 25 most-shared posts about AI on X, and what they have in common

There are 4,752 posts about AI in the library, with 13,649,193 likes between them. These are the 25 that travelled furthest. The list is the easy part; what they have in common is the reason to read it.

The 25

@comrade_kumar_ — “For those confused why the US state and Silicon Valley are having a meltdown on twitter today.” — 323,216 likes · open
@elonmusk — “It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your s…” — 273,130 likes · open
@slimjosa — “The whole Studio Ghibli AI trend honestly gives me second-hand embarrassment knowing how hard Hayao Miyazaki has fought to retain the ident…” — 256,528 likes · open
@elonmusk — “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” — 189,863 likes · open
@SamsungMobile — “💙 like this post and be the first to see what’s coming.” — 159,882 likes · open
@heyBarsee — “It's been 24 hours since OpenAI unexpectedly shook the AI image world with 4o image generation.” — 159,568 likes · open
@claudeai — “Introducing Claude Design by Anthropic Labs: make prototypes, slides, and one-pagers by talking to Claude.” — 146,793 likes · open
@claudeai — “You can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks.” — 137,082 likes · open
@claudeai — “We’ve agreed to a partnership with @SpaceX that will substantially increase our compute capacity.” — 128,999 likes · open
@AGPamBondi — “At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in connec…” — 120,299 likes · open
@DiscussingFilm — “Disney has cancelled their deal with OpenAI.” — 110,603 likes · open
@ForrestPKnight — “Honestly, Ben Affleck actually knowing AI and the landscape caught me off guard, but as a writer, makes sense.” — 108,828 likes · open
@sama — “i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with…” — 88,846 likes · open
@sama — “deepseek's r1 is an impressive model, particularly around what they're able to deliver for the price.” — 81,548 likes · open
@claudeai — “Introducing Claude Opus 4.7, our most capable Opus model yet.” — 79,894 likes · open
@DiscussingFilm — “The Academy are considering changing their submission requirements for The Oscars so that films would have to disclose their use of AI” — 78,177 likes · open
@antibearthesis — “ANTHROPIC VALUATION: $965B” — 71,898 likes · open
@MKBHD — “Ok you know what? That's sick” — 70,367 likes · open
@NVIDIAGeForce — “Announcing NVIDIA DLSS 5, an AI-powered breakthrough in visual fidelity for games, coming this fall.” — 66,666 likes · open
@claudeai — “Introducing Claude Opus 4.8: it builds on Opus 4.7 with sharper judgment, more honesty about its own progress, and the ability to work inde…” — 66,543 likes · open
@elonmusk — “That’s for the DGX Spark 😀” — 63,847 likes · open
@OpenAI — “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry…” — 62,093 likes · open
@ClaudeDevs — “New in Claude Code: your sessions can now message each other.” — 60,209 likes · open
@saltydkdan — “Amazon is testing a new “AI English Dub” feature for anime and it’s genuinely fucking putrid and insanely disrespectful to actual human act…” — 58,881 likes · open
@JDVance — “It’s very clear Goldberg oversold what he had. But one thing in particular really stands out.” — 56,648 likes · open

5 of the 25 are from @claudeai, 3 from @elonmusk — the rest are 15 different accounts. A subject with one dominant voice reads differently from one with many; this one has a few.

What they have in common

18 of the 25 open with an observation, and 4 with an announcement. The mechanism the analysis names most often is specificity — exact numbers, named tools, precise dates — details that make a claim feel observed rather than asserted — in 4 of them; pattern interrupts in 3. 6 of the 25 put a figure in the first line. The median post is 237 characters long — a single post, not a thread.

Three to study

@comrade_kumar_ — 323,216 likes

For those confused why the US state and Silicon Valley are having a meltdown on twitter today.
— @comrade_kumar_, 323,216 likes · open the post

Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

@elonmusk — 273,130 likes

It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!
— @elonmusk, 273,130 likes · open the post

Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

@slimjosa — 256,528 likes

The whole Studio Ghibli AI trend honestly gives me second-hand embarrassment knowing how hard Hayao Miyazaki has fought to retain the identity of his films and how many of you are this willing to make a farce out of decades of artistry because you don’t actually value it
— @slimjosa, 256,528 likes · open the post

Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

How to write one

Preserve the Hook → Landing structure and the plain observation opening. Replace the subject matter entirely with the writer’s own product, story and numbers.
Preserve the Hook → Landing structure and the plain observation opening. Replace the subject matter entirely with the writer’s own product, story and numbers.
Keep the subject and change everything else: the facts, the figures and the voice have to be yours. What transfers is where the hook lands and how the second line earns it.

Filter the library to AI, ordered by likes to read the rest, or remix the top three with your own product as the subject.