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25 Sept 2026
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Brian Merchant — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is probably the most powerful technology of our time. — tap to centre the map on it AI is probably the most powerful technology of our time. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is an ideology that has swept up the tech industry, much of government, the very wealthy and parts of journalism. — tap to centre the map on it AI is an ideology that has swept up the tech industry, much of government, the very wealthy and parts of journalism. Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
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Mandy Brown — holds since 2025-05-30 — 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: 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: AI represents a significant threat to many people's jobs. — tap to centre the map on it AI represents a significant threat to many people's jobs. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is a normal technology rather than an infinity machine, and it is time we started talking about it that way. — tap to centre the map on it AI is a normal technology rather than an infinity machine, and it is time we started talking about it that way. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Cal Newport — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The term 'AI' has lost its technical meaning due to its broad and imprecise application by technocrats. — tap to centre the map on it The term 'AI' has lost its technical meaning due to its broad and imprecise application by technocrats. Last stated a year ago
30 May 2025
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Mandy Brown — holds since 2025-05-30 — 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: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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AI is a tech product that is only made possible by countless human workers, some of them paid dollars a day.
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AI is probably the most powerful technology of our time.
Holds
AI is an ideology that has swept up the tech industry, much of government, the very wealthy and parts of journalism.
Holds
AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used.
Holds
AI both allows and forces product people to be a lot more ambitious.
Holds
AI represents a significant threat to many people's jobs.
Holds
AI is a normal technology rather than an infinity machine, and it is time we started talking about it that way.
Holds
The term 'AI' has lost its technical meaning due to its broad and imprecise application by technocrats.
Holds
People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it.
Holds
A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute.
Holds
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Holds
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Holds
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Holds
A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending.
Holds