How to Contact John Carmack

Choose one narrow angle where your experience is clearly useful to John Carmack. Avoid broad positioning; one sharp contribution beats ten generic claims.

Use this as your foundation: Connect through 'The Optimization of Computational Intelligence' and 'The Failure of High-Hype Hardware'. He values technical honesty, the 'Individual Creator' mythos, and a 'Low-Poly-Code' approach to complex systems. Accessible via Keen Technologies research nodes, elite programming/engine labs, and high-level AI safety research channels.

Create one concrete proof-of-work asset before outreach. This can be a short teardown, a practical proposal, or a relevant case study.

Distribute that work where the right people actually see it: Keen Technologies Hardware Benchmarking Report (Feb), AI Safety Research Gated Summit (Presence via Advisory), AGI 'Mad Science' Internal Milestone.

Keep the first message short and specific. Lead with context, show proof, then ask for a small next step.

A strong opener is usually a focused question: Ask about his recent findings on the NVIDIA DGX Spark and his vision for the 'handful of insights' remaining before AGI is possible.

If there is no response, do not spam. Improve your proof and follow up in 10-14 days with a clearer signal.

Maintain the relationship through relevant updates around Assembly Language Level AI Optimization, Space Rocketry and Propulsion, Low-Latency VR/AR Rendering. Small, consistent value compounds over time.