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17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 18 Mar 2024 to 15 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about cybersecurity .
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10 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. — tap to centre the map on it AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cybersecurity-related risks warrant more pessimism than current market prices indicate. — tap to centre the map on it Cybersecurity-related risks warrant more pessimism than current market prices indicate. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frontier AI models' cyberattack capabilities are doubling every few months, and that pace is accelerating. — tap to centre the map on it Frontier AI models' cyberattack capabilities are doubling every few months, and that pace is accelerating. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Legitimate AI safety and cybersecurity concerns risk talking America, the global AI leader, into self-inflicted obsolescence and bureaucracy. — tap to centre the map on it Legitimate AI safety and cybersecurity concerns risk talking America, the global AI leader, into self-inflicted obsolescence and bureaucracy. Last stated a week ago
12 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities. — tap to centre the map on it Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models are becoming superhuman at breaking in and out of computer systems, which widens the scope of AI risk enormously. — tap to centre the map on it Models are becoming superhuman at breaking in and out of computer systems, which widens the scope of AI risk enormously. Last stated 2 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Jakub Pachocki — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Relative to historical norms, the market is not pricing any major change in cybersecurity. — tap to centre the map on it Relative to historical norms, the market is not pricing any major change in cybersecurity. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — 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 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures. — tap to centre the map on it The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures. Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — 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: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
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AI-caused catastrophic extinction risk is negligible, but disasters like critical-infrastructure cyberattacks and bio-risks from AI are real and worth debating.
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AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own.
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AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
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Cybersecurity-related risks warrant more pessimism than current market prices indicate.
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Frontier AI models' cyberattack capabilities are doubling every few months, and that pace is accelerating.
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Legitimate AI safety and cybersecurity concerns risk talking America, the global AI leader, into self-inflicted obsolescence and bureaucracy.
Holds
Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities.
Holds
Models are becoming superhuman at breaking in and out of computer systems, which widens the scope of AI risk enormously.
Holds
Relative to historical norms, the market is not pricing any major change in cybersecurity.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
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
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Holds
The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures.
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
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
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