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measuring intelligence 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 not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself Last stated 2 years ago
10 Sept 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI may be a replacement for human cognition rather than a tool, which makes it different in kind from earlier technologies. — tap to centre the map on it AI may be a replacement for human cognition rather than a tool, which makes it different in kind from earlier technologies. Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient. — tap to centre the map on it An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
SN
Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework. — tap to centre the map on it An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
AM
Amit Merchant — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is a tool and not something mystical: plenty of past technologies also took over things only humans had done. — tap to centre the map on it AI is a tool and not something mystical: plenty of past technologies also took over things only humans had done. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be built as a tool that strengthens human agency, and the people leading the field should stop talking as though it will take agency away. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be built as a tool that strengthens human agency, and the people leading the field should stop talking as though it will take agency away. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage. — tap to centre the map on it AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
LC
Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The idea that AI will destroy software and make tools unnecessary is ridiculous: an agent, like a humanoid in your kitchen, will use the tools that already exist. — tap to centre the map on it The idea that AI will destroy software and make tools unnecessary is ridiculous: an agent, like a humanoid in your kitchen, will use the tools that already exist. Last stated 7 months ago
23 Mar 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. Last stated a year ago
20 Oct 2025
FC
Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — 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 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — 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
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the 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 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 a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
SH
Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AGI research made no progress in its first six decades. — tap to centre the map on it AGI research made no progress in its first six decades. Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
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David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
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AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself
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AI may be a replacement for human cognition rather than a tool, which makes it different in kind from earlier technologies.
Holds
An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient.
Holds
An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework.
Holds
AI is a tool and not something mystical: plenty of past technologies also took over things only humans had done.
Holds
AI should be built as a tool that strengthens human agency, and the people leading the field should stop talking as though it will take agency away.
Holds
AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage.
Holds
The idea that AI will destroy software and make tools unnecessary is ridiculous: an agent, like a humanoid in your kitchen, will use the tools that already exist.
Holds
AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans.
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 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.
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 company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Holds
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Holds
AGI research made no progress in its first six decades.
Holds