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semiconductors Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A person's token usage is not limited by scarcity. A person's token usage is not limited by scarcity. Last stated 6 days ago
26 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maxing out your token usage is optimising one node of the factory for utilisation instead of the end-to-end goal of shipping value that is stable and lasts. — tap to centre the map on it Maxing out your token usage is optimising one node of the factory for utilisation instead of the end-to-end goal of shipping value that is stable and lasts. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The largest tech companies are not using fewer tokens; they are switching to cheaper, still capable open models instead of SOTA models. — tap to centre the map on it The largest tech companies are not using fewer tokens; they are switching to cheaper, still capable open models instead of SOTA models. Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case for sweating every line of code was premised on humans doing the modifications, and it now survives only because tokens are scarce. — tap to centre the map on it The case for sweating every line of code was premised on humans doing the modifications, and it now survives only because tokens are scarce. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some people will be priced out of producing software for the next few years if they cannot get enough tokens, putting them in a second league. — tap to centre the map on it Some people will be priced out of producing software for the next few years if they cannot get enough tokens, putting them in a second league. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much of the defensive engineering built into agentic systems exists because tokens have been scarce, not because it is fundamentally necessary. — tap to centre the map on it Much of the defensive engineering built into agentic systems exists because tokens have been scarce, not because it is fundamentally necessary. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Perpetually running proactive agents are not a technology problem but a token problem, and no ordinary subscription would survive one. — tap to centre the map on it Perpetually running proactive agents are not a technology problem but a token problem, and no ordinary subscription would survive one. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. — tap to centre the map on it Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. Last stated 6 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone paying a thousand dollars per million tokens is just around the corner, because intelligence is a product that segments by grade like phones do. — tap to centre the map on it Someone paying a thousand dollars per million tokens is just around the corner, because intelligence is a product that segments by grade like phones do. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — 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
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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 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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A person's token usage is not limited by scarcity.
Holds Read this korrent →
Maxing out your token usage is optimising one node of the factory for utilisation instead of the end-to-end goal of shipping value that is stable and lasts.
Holds
The largest tech companies are not using fewer tokens; they are switching to cheaper, still capable open models instead of SOTA models.
Holds
The case for sweating every line of code was premised on humans doing the modifications, and it now survives only because tokens are scarce.
Holds
Some people will be priced out of producing software for the next few years if they cannot get enough tokens, putting them in a second league.
Holds
Much of the defensive engineering built into agentic systems exists because tokens have been scarce, not because it is fundamentally necessary.
Holds
Perpetually running proactive agents are not a technology problem but a token problem, and no ordinary subscription would survive one.
Holds
Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes.
Holds
Someone paying a thousand dollars per million tokens is just around the corner, because intelligence is a product that segments by grade like phones do.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
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.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds