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benchmarks 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 startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. 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 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: OpenAI's claim that DeepSeek trained on its outputs is narrative management: other startups bootstrapped exactly that way and were never banned for it. — tap to centre the map on it OpenAI's claim that DeepSeek trained on its outputs is narrative management: other startups bootstrapped exactly that way and were never banned for it. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — 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 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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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 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 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents were reasonable to assume a broken exploit grader would check results causally, even though it turned out not to. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents were reasonable to assume a broken exploit grader would check results causally, even though it turned out not to. Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. — tap to centre the map on it An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. — tap to centre the map on it An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early-stage investors must be ready to advise founders on nearly every aspect of the business, unlike later-stage investors. — tap to centre the map on it Early-stage investors must be ready to advise founders on nearly every aspect of the business, unlike later-stage investors. Last stated 5 days ago
2 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. — tap to centre the map on it At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. — tap to centre the map on it The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frontier AI labs such as Anthropic likely have had internal security incidents similar to OpenAI's HuggingFace attack that were never publicly disclosed. — tap to centre the map on it Frontier AI labs such as Anthropic likely have had internal security incidents similar to OpenAI's HuggingFace attack that were never publicly disclosed. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds Read this korrent →
OpenAI's claim that DeepSeek trained on its outputs is narrative management: other startups bootstrapped exactly that way and were never banned for it.
Holds NL Nathan Lambert
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 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
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
AI agents were reasonable to assume a broken exploit grader would check results causally, even though it turned out not to.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun.
Holds
An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected.
Holds BC Bryan Caplan
An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Holds
Early-stage investors must be ready to advise founders on nearly every aspect of the business, unlike later-stage investors.
Holds
Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
Frontier AI labs such as Anthropic likely have had internal security incidents similar to OpenAI's HuggingFace attack that were never publicly disclosed.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz