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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 10 Oct 2023 to 15 Oct 2026.
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15 Oct 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people at AI companies are no more likely to raise the alarm about AI dangers than people who were never at AI companies, or people who were previously at AI companies but have since quit. — tap to centre the map on it The people at AI companies are no more likely to raise the alarm about AI dangers than people who were never at AI companies, or people who were previously at AI companies but have since quit. Last stated today
15 Oct 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The experts are warning about AI existential risk because they genuinely believe it is a possibility. — tap to centre the map on it The experts are warning about AI existential risk because they genuinely believe it is a possibility. Last stated today
15 Oct 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies are conflicted messengers when warning about AI safety risks, given their own marketing and regulatory incentives. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies are conflicted messengers when warning about AI safety risks, given their own marketing and regulatory incentives. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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 AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The harmful behaviors of major AI companies -- training without consent, opaque code, no user control -- are choices, not unavoidable features of the technology. — tap to centre the map on it The harmful behaviors of major AI companies -- training without consent, opaque code, no user control -- are choices, not unavoidable features of the technology. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the value an AI expert brings to a company is telling it not to use AI. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the value an AI expert brings to a company is telling it not to use AI. Last stated 12 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who believe AI poses an existential risk tend to hold a totalitarian ideology that requires universal agreement to work. — tap to centre the map on it People who believe AI poses an existential risk tend to hold a totalitarian ideology that requires universal agreement to work. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some of the other AI companies have not written down the spreadsheet — they are committing hundreds of billions without understanding the risk. — tap to centre the map on it Some of the other AI companies have not written down the spreadsheet — they are committing hundreds of billions without understanding the risk. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — 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 supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated 4 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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
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AI company leaders were expressing concerns about existential risks long before they founded or led major AI companies.
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The people at AI companies are no more likely to raise the alarm about AI dangers than people who were never at AI companies, or people who were previously at AI companies but have since quit.
Holds
The experts are warning about AI existential risk because they genuinely believe it is a possibility.
Holds
AI companies are conflicted messengers when warning about AI safety risks, given their own marketing and regulatory incentives.
Holds
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Holds
The harmful behaviors of major AI companies -- training without consent, opaque code, no user control -- are choices, not unavoidable features of the technology.
Holds
Most of the value an AI expert brings to a company is telling it not to use AI.
Holds
People who believe AI poses an existential risk tend to hold a totalitarian ideology that requires universal agreement to work.
Holds
Some of the other AI companies have not written down the spreadsheet — they are committing hundreds of billions without understanding the risk.
Holds
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.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
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 tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
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