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LLMs Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: AI is best understood as another shock in the long series of disruptions from the industrial revolution, not a wholly novel phenomenon. AI is best understood as another shock in the long series of disruptions from the industrial revolution, not a wholly novel phenomenon. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best historical analogy for AI is not electricity or the industrial revolution but a new computing paradigm, because both are fundamentally about automating digital information processing. — tap to centre the map on it The best historical analogy for AI is not electricity or the industrial revolution but a new computing paradigm, because both are fundamentally about automating digital information processing. Last stated 12 months ago
16 Nov 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will become an essential part of most knowledge work and will be as transformative as the industrial revolution. — tap to centre the map on it AI will become an essential part of most knowledge work and will be as transformative as the industrial revolution. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Arvind Narayanan — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If AI can build the new theory that crystallises how to think about a subject, it would be surprising if that capability did not spill into the rest of the economy. — tap to centre the map on it If AI can build the new theory that crystallises how to think about a subject, it would be surprising if that capability did not spill into the rest of the economy. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will have ten times the impact of the Industrial Revolution and arrive ten times faster, which is what will make it hard for society to absorb. — tap to centre the map on it AI will have ten times the impact of the Industrial Revolution and arrive ten times faster, which is what will make it hard for society to absorb. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even with AI among the most incredible technologies humanity has invented, society and the economy will probably adapt to it more slowly than the field's timelines assume. — tap to centre the map on it Even with AI among the most incredible technologies humanity has invented, society and the economy will probably adapt to it more slowly than the field's timelines assume. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is the miracle material of this era, as steel and semiconductors were of theirs; those who master it will define the era. — tap to centre the map on it AI is the miracle material of this era, as steel and semiconductors were of theirs; those who master it will define the era. Last stated 10 months ago
22 Dec 2025
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Ivan Zhao — holds since 2025-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. — tap to centre the map on it No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people. — tap to centre the map on it As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — 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 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. — tap to centre the map on it AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
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Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
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AI is best understood as another shock in the long series of disruptions from the industrial revolution, not a wholly novel phenomenon.
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The best historical analogy for AI is not electricity or the industrial revolution but a new computing paradigm, because both are fundamentally about automating digital information processing.
Holds
AI will become an essential part of most knowledge work and will be as transformative as the industrial revolution.
Holds
If AI can build the new theory that crystallises how to think about a subject, it would be surprising if that capability did not spill into the rest of the economy.
Holds
AI will have ten times the impact of the Industrial Revolution and arrive ten times faster, which is what will make it hard for society to absorb.
Holds
Even with AI among the most incredible technologies humanity has invented, society and the economy will probably adapt to it more slowly than the field's timelines assume.
Holds
AI is the miracle material of this era, as steel and semiconductors were of theirs; those who master it will define the era.
Holds
No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming.
Holds
As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people.
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 person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Holds
AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter.
Holds