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← After all the investment and hype, AI assistants still have to be begged not to be lazy.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 18 Mar 2024 to 21 Oct 2026.
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1 Oct 2025
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Ken Liu — holds since 2025-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used. — tap to centre the map on it AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used. Last stated 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much. — tap to centre the map on it With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI both allows and forces product people to be a lot more ambitious. — tap to centre the map on it AI both allows and forces product people to be a lot more ambitious. Last stated a month ago
29 Sept 2026
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Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Always-on AI agents might put a dent in the burden of unpaid household mental labour, the way washing machines and dishwashers did. — tap to centre the map on it Always-on AI agents might put a dent in the burden of unpaid household mental labour, the way washing machines and dishwashers did. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Maggie Appleton — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it. — tap to centre the map on it People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a lack of convincing evidence that AI is transforming the global economy or boosting productivity and growth. — tap to centre the map on it There is a lack of convincing evidence that AI is transforming the global economy or boosting productivity and growth. Last stated a year ago
21 Oct 2025
DC
Diane Coyle — holds since 2025-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet. — tap to centre the map on it Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody knows how to build superintelligent AI or whether it is possible, and if it is, it is many key technical innovations away. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody knows how to build superintelligent AI or whether it is possible, and if it is, it is many key technical innovations away. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Cal Newport — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the 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 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 a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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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 a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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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 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 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
After all the investment and hype, AI assistants still have to be begged not to be lazy.
Holds Read this korrent →
AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used.
Holds
With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much.
Holds
AI both allows and forces product people to be a lot more ambitious.
Holds
Always-on AI agents might put a dent in the burden of unpaid household mental labour, the way washing machines and dishwashers did.
Holds
People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it.
Holds
There is a lack of convincing evidence that AI is transforming the global economy or boosting productivity and growth.
Holds
Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet.
Holds
Nobody knows how to build superintelligent AI or whether it is possible, and if it is, it is many key technical innovations away.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
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
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds