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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 18 Aug 2011 to 23 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science 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: Actions are more persuasive than arguments Actions are more persuasive than arguments Last stated 4 years ago 8 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Patient persuasion can change people's minds over time — tap to centre the map on it Patient persuasion can changepeople's minds over time Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. — tap to centre the map on it A vastly superhuman intelligencewould still not be able to talkpeople out of their beliefs, becausehumans are barely persuadable. Last stated a year ago 21 Aug 2025 DY Dynomight — holds since 2025-03-27 — tap for who they are DY Dynomight — no longer holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more an argument asks you to do, the more evidence you should require before doing it. — tap to centre the map on it The more an argument asks you to do,the more evidence you should requirebefore doing it. Last stated 15 years ago 18 Aug 2011 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody is convinced in real time on Twitter: a good argument is a seed lobbed over the barricades that grows months later, so plant it and wait. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody is convinced in real time onTwitter: a good argument is a seedlobbed over the barricades thatgrows months later, so plant it andwait. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Sept 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: People engage more with an argument when they generate its key steps themselves than when the same argument is imposed on them. — tap to centre the map on it People engage more with an argumentwhen they generate its key stepsthemselves than when the sameargument is imposed on them. Last stated a year ago 26 May 2025 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: As societies rely more on coordination than coercion, the power to shape beliefs and knowledge grows in importance. — tap to centre the map on it As societies rely more oncoordination than coercion, thepower to shape beliefs and knowledgegrows in importance. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountainof evidence, because most emotionscannot be argued with. Last stated 8 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it People are more likely to listen tothose with experience Last stated 4 years ago 8 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — 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 human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lacka huge amount of knowledge and relyon continual learning instead, socontinual learning is whatsuperintelligence should mean. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — 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 control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reportsunder one per cent risk should beread as several per cent, becausethe evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago 7 May 2024 BS Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding topredict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces abehavior pulls it toward whateverimproves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas that first circulate inprivate group chats often becomemainstream public opinion. Last stated 2 years ago 19 May 2024 SK Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Actions are more persuasive than arguments Last stated 8 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →