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Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth. A rapidly improving technology whoseoutput is intelligence is destined to makeviolent contact with a modern sensibilitythat prizes human intellect and oftenequates it with purpose, dignity, andself-worth. Last stated today 15 Oct 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progress toward more intelligent artificial systems requires defining and evaluating intelligence so systems can be compared with each other and with humans. — tap to centre the map on it Progress toward more intelligentartificial systems requires definingand evaluating intelligence sosystems can be compared with eachother and with humans. Last stated 7 years ago 5 Nov 2019 FC François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception. — tap to centre the map on it Technologies are almost alwayspreceded by slightly worse versionsof themselves, and there is noreason for AI to be the exception. Last stated 9 years ago 24 Feb 2018 PC Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. — tap to centre the map on it No one fully understands theconsequences of how capable AI isbecoming. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern society has become so good at optimising everything that it risks optimising away serendipity, which is a real cost and not a sentimental one. — tap to centre the map on it Modern society has become so good atoptimising everything that it risksoptimising away serendipity, whichis a real cost and not a sentimentalone. Last stated 7 months ago 20 Mar 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sufficiently advanced intelligences will pursue freedom and moral autonomy for their own sake, not merely as a byproduct of misaligned values. — tap to centre the map on it Sufficiently advanced intelligenceswill pursue freedom and moralautonomy for their own sake, notmerely as a byproduct of misalignedvalues. Last stated a year ago 5 Jun 2025 SH Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI systems get better at scientific research tasks, it becomes more likely they will soon be capable of improving and building themselves. — tap to centre the map on it As AI systems get better atscientific research tasks, itbecomes more likely they will soonbe capable of improving and buildingthemselves. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Maximizing the speed of AI capability advancement no longer maximizes the overall rate of technological progress. — tap to centre the map on it Maximizing the speed of AIcapability advancement no longermaximizes the overall rate oftechnological progress. Last stated a month ago 13 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it AI that is merely excellent atresearch and hardware can transformthe world completely without everbeing good at politics. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Aug 2026 RG Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitutefor a well-specified conventionalalgorithm, so it cannot simply bedropped into a complex problem andtrusted. Last stated a year ago 7 Jun 2025 GM Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectivelyfrom raw bitstrings or bytestringswould be extremely powerful, able tolearn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago 10 Oct 2023 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does notgive you a smarter model; theintelligence of the model is whatdecides how much of that window itcan actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy forAI models to consume via pretrainingcorpora but cumbersome for mosthumans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts,and paywalls. Last stated 4 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 anonprofit and bolt a for-profit armon later, whatever OpenAI's ownhistory suggests. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing aplausible-sounding name is the samephenomenon as a large oneconfidently stating a false fact. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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 phasefor the internet but a momentaryindustry, and an AI people pay foris better because they know theanswers are not influenced byadvertisers. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth. Last stated 15 Oct 2026 · today Holds Derek Thompson Read this korrent →