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Read this korrent: AGIs would be people.
AGIs would be people.
Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
DD
David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AGI might create a two-tier split in society — tap to centre the map on it
AGI might create a two-tier split in society
Last stated a week ago
2 Oct 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Education, of humans or AGIs, must stop being treated as instruction. — tap to centre the map on it
Education, of humans or AGIs, must stop being treated as instruction.
Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
DD
David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Plausibly a single idea stands between us and AGI. — tap to centre the map on it
Plausibly a single idea stands between us and AGI.
Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
DD
David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capabilities are jagged rather than smooth, so the different definitions of human-level AI will be met years apart rather than together. — tap to centre the map on it
AI capabilities are jagged rather than smooth, so the different definitions of human-level AI will be met years apart rather than together.
Last stated 6 months ago
6 Apr 2026
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Helen Toner — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build. — tap to centre the map on it
The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developing AGI is a problem of philosophy, not computer science or neurophysiology. — tap to centre the map on it
Developing AGI is a problem of philosophy, not computer science or neurophysiology.
Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
DD
David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating AGIs like ordinary computer programs would be brainwashing, slavery and tyranny. — tap to centre the map on it
Treating AGIs like ordinary computer programs would be brainwashing, slavery and tyranny.
Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
DD
David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asking when AGI will arrive is a poorly formed question; the answerable question is when a system will be able to do a particular capability. — tap to centre the map on it
Asking when AGI will arrive is a poorly formed question; the answerable question is when a system will be able to do a particular capability.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
SY
Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
FS
Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — 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
MM
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 a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. — tap to centre the map on it
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them. — tap to centre the map on it
Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. — tap to centre the map on it
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
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AGIs would be people.
Last stated 3 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds David Deutsch
Read this korrent →
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AGI might create a two-tier split in society
Last stated 2 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Education, of humans or AGIs, must stop being treated as instruction.
Last stated 3 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds David Deutsch
Similar wording
Plausibly a single idea stands between us and AGI.
Last stated 3 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds David Deutsch
Similar wording
AI capabilities are jagged rather than smooth, so the different definitions of human-level AI will be met years apart rather than together.
Last stated 6 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Helen Toner
Similar wording
The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
No longer holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Developing AGI is a problem of philosophy, not computer science or neurophysiology.
Last stated 3 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds David Deutsch
Similar wording
Treating AGIs like ordinary computer programs would be brainwashing, slavery and tyranny.
Last stated 3 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds David Deutsch
Similar wording
Asking when AGI will arrive is a poorly formed question; the answerable question is when a system will be able to do a particular capability.
Last stated 18 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: education
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 27 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Scott H. Young
Same subject: education
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 2 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Felix Salmon
Same subject: education
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: AI alignment
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated 7 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Mr. Money Mustache
Same subject: AI alignment
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 7 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Buck Shlegeris
Same subject: AI alignment
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Same subject: measuring intelligence
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: measuring intelligence
Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Cory Doctorow
Same subject: measuring intelligence
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Last stated 5 Nov 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds François Chollet