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Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under scaling laws scaling laws Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Accepting an AI's polished explanation of the data without examining it only makes it easier to sound as if the problem is solved. Accepting an AI's polished explanation ofthe data without examining it only makesit easier to sound as if the problem issolved. Last stated 2 days ago 29 Oct 2026 RM Ravi Mehta — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Polished, confident-sounding AI output does not mean the underlying analysis is clear or correct. — tap to centre the map on it Polished, confident-sounding AIoutput does not mean the underlyinganalysis is clear or correct. Last stated a year ago 5 Sept 2025 JE Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI has no genuine discernment; it absorbs and reproduces without judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI has no genuine discernment; itabsorbs and reproduces withoutjudgment. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI errors are harder to catch in analysis of unfamiliar data than in simple writing tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI errors are harder to catch inanalysis of unfamiliar data than insimple writing tasks. Last stated a year ago 5 Sept 2025 JE Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: From now on, no AI should be assumed to believe that its chain of thought is unmonitored. — tap to centre the map on it From now on, no AI should be assumedto believe that its chain of thoughtis unmonitored. Last stated a month ago 19 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The subdiscipline of Explainable AI may eventually solve the problem of why machine learning systems make incorrect decisions. — tap to centre the map on it The subdiscipline of Explainable AImay eventually solve the problem ofwhy machine learning systems makeincorrect decisions. Last stated 4 years ago by 11 Nov 2022 AH Adrian Holovaty — holds since 2022-11-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is good at giving artifacts that are not necessarily grounded in understanding of the system, which works for prototypes and one-off experiments but leaves you lost the moment you need to debug. — tap to centre the map on it AI is good at giving artifacts thatare not necessarily grounded inunderstanding of the system, whichworks for prototypes and one-offexperiments but leaves you lost themoment you need to debug. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 FG Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: If AI invents math with clear practical application, it will be used without being understood. — tap to centre the map on it If AI invents math with clearpractical application, it will beused without being understood. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI alignment is a red herring not worth the effort currently devoted to it. — tap to centre the map on it AI alignment is a red herring notworth the effort currently devotedto it. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Aug 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found withGPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc thisweek. Last stated a week ago 21 Oct 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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: 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 Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate alot of low-quality output thatdevelopers will need to clean up,even as it also produces goodresults. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Feb 2026 SH Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — 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 itwas one word: naming a researchdirection is what tells a wholefield what to do next. Last stated 11 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS 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 bereported under a stated budget, oras a curve against test-time compute— never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB 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 itscompute on research rather than onbuilding the next model, becauseresearch is where the tenfold yearlyefficiency gains come from. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Accepting an AI's polished explanation of the data without examining it only makes it easier to sound as if the problem is solved. Last stated 29 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago Holds Ravi Mehta Read this korrent →