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17 connected korrents · 19 moments on record from 1 Jan 1998 to 15 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about neural networks .
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Read this korrent: A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression.
A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Kevin Kelly — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large language models are grown rather than built, and nobody really knows how the resulting working AI functions. — tap to centre the map on it
Large language models are grown rather than built, and nobody really knows how the resulting working AI functions.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
8 Sept 2026
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work on large language models is not progress toward artificial general intelligence, because the models do not understand what they read. — tap to centre the map on it
Work on large language models is not progress toward artificial general intelligence, because the models do not understand what they read.
Last stated a year ago
30 Jul 2025
AG
Alexey Guzey — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
AG
Alexey Guzey — no longer holds since 2025-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. — tap to centre the map on it
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Last stated 10 months ago
17 Nov 2025
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Access to large-scale generalist AI systems that could be weaponized should be limited, meaning their code and neural network parameters should not be released open-source. — tap to centre the map on it
Access to large-scale generalist AI systems that could be weaponized should be limited, meaning their code and neural network parameters should not be released open-source.
Last stated 3 years ago
24 Jun 2023
YB
Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2023-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job. — tap to centre the map on it
An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job.
Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anything nature shaped can be learned efficiently by a classical neural network, because evolutionary processes leave structure behind. — tap to centre the map on it
Anything nature shaped can be learned efficiently by a classical neural network, because evolutionary processes leave structure behind.
Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
DH
Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Complete reverse-engineering of neural networks is a less promising research direction than studying model biology and applying interpretability usefully — tap to centre the map on it
Complete reverse-engineering of neural networks is a less promising research direction than studying model biology and applying interpretability usefully
Last stated a year ago
19 Aug 2025
NN
Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Convolutional neural networks are specifically designed to handle variability in two-dimensional shapes. — tap to centre the map on it
Convolutional neural networks are specifically designed to handle variability in two-dimensional shapes.
Last stated 29 years ago
1 Jan 1998
YB
Yoshua Bengio — holds since 1998-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. — tap to centre the map on it
A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model.
Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. — tap to centre the map on it
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
MM
Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
MM
Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource. — tap to centre the map on it
A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource.
Last stated 5 years ago
17 Mar 2022
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
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A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Kevin Kelly
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Same subject: LLMs, neural networks
Large language models are grown rather than built, and nobody really knows how the resulting working AI functions.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: LLMs, neural networks
Work on large language models is not progress toward artificial general intelligence, because the models do not understand what they read.
Last stated 30 Jul 2025 · a year ago
No longer holds Alexey Guzey
Same subject: neural networks
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Last stated 17 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Same subject: neural networks
Access to large-scale generalist AI systems that could be weaponized should be limited, meaning their code and neural network parameters should not be released open-source.
Last stated 24 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Yoshua Bengio
Same subject: neural networks
An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Same subject: neural networks
Anything nature shaped can be learned efficiently by a classical neural network, because evolutionary processes leave structure behind.
Last stated 23 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Demis Hassabis
Same subject: neural networks
Complete reverse-engineering of neural networks is a less promising research direction than studying model biology and applying interpretability usefully
Last stated 19 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Neel Nanda
Same subject: neural networks
Convolutional neural networks are specifically designed to handle variability in two-dimensional shapes.
Last stated 1 Jan 1998 · 29 years ago
Holds Yoshua Bengio
Same subject: measuring intelligence
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Last stated 10 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Samuel Hammond
Same subject: measuring intelligence
A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: measuring intelligence
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Last stated 5 Nov 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: scaling laws
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Ilya Sutskever
Same subject: scaling laws
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Last stated 26 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Noam Brown
Same subject: scaling laws
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: open source
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Last stated 26 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matt Mullenweg
Same subject: open source
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Last stated 26 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matt Mullenweg
Same subject: open source
A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource.
Last stated 17 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Filippo Valsorda Nadia Asparouhova