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electric vehicles 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 robotaxi that still needs remote human help loses the cost advantage that motivated it, which pushes out when it can scale. A robotaxi that still needs remote human help loses the cost advantage that motivated it, which pushes out when it can scale. Last stated 8 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2024-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data. — tap to centre the map on it A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service. — tap to centre the map on it A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service. Last stated a year ago
8 Jul 2025
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2025-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled. — tap to centre the map on it A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives… Last stated 2 years ago
21 May 2024
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2024-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large majority of the serious crashes a robotaxi is involved in are caused by the other road user, not by the robotaxi. — tap to centre the map on it A large majority of the serious crashes a robotaxi is involved in are caused by the other road user, not by the… Last stated a year ago
26 Mar 2025
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2025-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A privately owned self-driving car is a hard sell, because the owner inherits the cleaning, calibration and liability a fleet operator normally carries. — tap to centre the map on it A privately owned self-driving car is a hard sell, because the owner inherits the cleaning, calibration and… Last stated 4 months ago
14 May 2026
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2026-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A self-driving car should be roughly ten times safer than a human driver before it is deployed, to leave engineering margin for what nobody can predict. — tap to centre the map on it A self-driving car should be roughly ten times safer than a human driver before it is deployed, to leave engineering… Last stated 4 years ago
8 Jan 2023
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Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world of a billion robots will need maintenance crews and hubs the way robotaxis already do, creating the largest repair industry on the planet. — tap to centre the map on it A world of a billion robots will need maintenance crews and hubs the way robotaxis already do, creating the… Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Actual self-driving turned out to be far harder than almost everyone believed it would be. — tap to centre the map on it Actual self-driving turned out to be far harder than almost everyone believed it would be. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Jan 2025
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. — tap to centre the map on it A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of… Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. — tap to centre the map on it A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find… Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same… Last stated 5 years ago
by 9 Nov 2021
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. — tap to centre the map on it An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops… Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that replaces it. — tap to centre the map on it China leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that… Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell… Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute. — tap to centre the map on it After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI… 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: Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing. — tap to centre the map on it Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides… Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A robotaxi that still needs remote human help loses the cost advantage that motivated it, which pushes out when it can scale.
Holds RB Rodney BrooksTL Timothy B. LeeRead this korrent →
A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data.
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service.
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled.
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
A large majority of the serious crashes a robotaxi is involved in are caused by the other road user, not by the robotaxi.
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
A privately owned self-driving car is a hard sell, because the owner inherits the cleaning, calibration and liability a fleet operator normally carries.
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
A self-driving car should be roughly ten times safer than a human driver before it is deployed, to leave engineering margin for what nobody can predict.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
A world of a billion robots will need maintenance crews and hubs the way robotaxis already do, creating the largest repair industry on the planet.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Actual self-driving turned out to be far harder than almost everyone believed it would be.
Holds RB Rodney Brooks
A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it.
Holds MH Molson Hart
A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases.
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald
China leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that replaces it.
Holds
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing.
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