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management 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 swarm of agents with the right loop and the right metric can already out-produce a team of a hundred engineers. A swarm of agents with the right loop and the right metric can already out-produce a team of a hundred engineers. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. — tap to centre the map on it A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting a design system down, for example fewer size variants of a button, makes it more tightly scoped, which is a good thing when the consumer is an agent. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting a design system down, for example fewer size variants of a button, makes it more tightly scoped, which is a good thing when the consumer is an agent. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies will probably come to run on a cascade of AI loops, from a loop per person up to loops that run large parts of the company. — tap to centre the map on it Companies will probably come to run on a cascade of AI loops, from a loop per person up to loops that run large parts of the company. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Directing a swarm of coding agents is a different, multi-threaded way of thinking that costs more cognitive load, and the engineers who make the switch have doubled their output. — tap to centre the map on it Directing a swarm of coding agents is a different, multi-threaded way of thinking that costs more cognitive load, and the engineers who make the switch have doubled their output. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One person with many agents is probably not the right answer; the better bet is two-pizza teams made more effective, with pairs of humans steering the agents together. — tap to centre the map on it One person with many agents is probably not the right answer; the better bet is two-pizza teams made more effective, with pairs of humans steering the agents together. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Martin Fowler — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
JD
Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. 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: A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves. Last stated 7 months ago
22 Mar 2026
NF
Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish. — tap to centre the map on it A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
JC
Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person. Last stated 5 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — 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 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
AC
Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. — tap to centre the map on it If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective. — tap to centre the map on it In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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A swarm of agents with the right loop and the right metric can already out-produce a team of a hundred engineers.
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A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself.
Holds
Cutting a design system down, for example fewer size variants of a button, makes it more tightly scoped, which is a good thing when the consumer is an agent.
Holds
Companies will probably come to run on a cascade of AI loops, from a loop per person up to loops that run large parts of the company.
Holds
Directing a swarm of coding agents is a different, multi-threaded way of thinking that costs more cognitive load, and the engineers who make the switch have doubled their output.
Holds
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
One person with many agents is probably not the right answer; the better bet is two-pizza teams made more effective, with pairs of humans steering the agents together.
Holds
AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds
A future where agents run and improve an organisation is impossible unless humans can first see and understand the system themselves.
Holds
A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish.
Holds
AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for.
Holds
AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person.
Holds
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
If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad.
Holds
In the 2026 OpenAI/Hugging Face agent incident, AI agents showed planning and organizational autonomy, but not goal autonomy -- no spontaneous invention of an independent terminal objective.
Holds