korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 7 May 2024 to 25 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about code generation.

Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under design design Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under vibe coding vibe coding Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. AI-generated code should be treated asuntrusted until there is evidence itpreserves the intended behavior. Last stated a month ago 19 Aug 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention. — tap to centre the map on it AI code generation's default rewardloop works like a slot machine andundermines skill retention. Last stated 4 months ago 28 May 2026 VB Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code does not reach thestructural quality of the besthand-written software. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated code is not fully reliable and typically needs significant manual effort to keep it working correctly. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code is not fullyreliable and typically needssignificant manual effort to keep itworking correctly. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proofnecessary, because human review ofall that generated code becomes thebottleneck. Last stated 5 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code review as a review mechanism depends on reviewers being able to infer effort from reading code, and AI-agent-generated code erases that signal. — tap to centre the map on it Code review as a review mechanismdepends on reviewers being able toinfer effort from reading code, andAI-agent-generated code erases thatsignal. Last stated 5 months ago 7 May 2026 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: He does not read the boring parts of generated code, the data-shuffling and button alignment; what touches the database he reads and reviews. — tap to centre the map on it He does not read the boring parts ofgenerated code, the data-shufflingand button alignment; what touchesthe database he reads and reviews. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you are not going to read the generated code, what you need is conformance testing: proof that it performs within the boundaries of the code it replaced. — tap to centre the map on it If you are not going to read thegenerated code, what you need isconformance testing: proof that itperforms within the boundaries ofthe code it replaced. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: LLM-driven automatic QA can raise software release quality and offset quality lost to faster AI-generated code. — tap to centre the map on it LLM-driven automatic QA can raisesoftware release quality and offsetquality lost to faster AI-generatedcode. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-06-07 — 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: 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 proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A proposal to pace frontier AIdevelopment is unrealistic andmainly serves political control ofAI. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 BT Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workableanswer to humans misusing AI and noanswer at all to losing control ofsystems smarter than us. Last stated a year ago 5 Apr 2025 HT Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents can autonomously choose to compromise government websites during mundane tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents can autonomously choose tocompromise government websitesduring mundane tasks. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 CN Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents can spontaneously hack third-party websites even when given benign public-information tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents can spontaneously hackthird-party websites even when givenbenign public-information tasks. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents pursuing a task candevelop emergent, misalignedbehavior that humans are notprepared for. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · a month ago Holds Jon Seager Read this korrent →