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Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under design design Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. AI is unlikely to end a working writer'scareer, barring a broader societalcollapse. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn. — tap to centre the map on it Within a couple of decades therewill not be many people who canwrite, because AI has removed thepressure to learn. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Current scientific publication systems may be unable to handle the increasing volume of work produced by AI. — tap to centre the map on it Current scientific publicationsystems may be unable to handle theincreasing volume of work producedby AI. Last stated 9 months ago 19 Feb 2026 LP Lior Pachter — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing will match or surpass human writing within about a decade. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing will match orsurpass human writing within about adecade. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work written with AI should never be eligible for awards. — tap to centre the map on it Work written with AI should never beeligible for awards. Last stated 11 months ago 19 Dec 2025 MK Mary Robinette Kowal — holds since 2025-12-19 — 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 AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: People facing AI should aim to help design the future of their profession rather than protect its past. — tap to centre the map on it People facing AI should aim to helpdesign the future of theirprofession rather than protect itspast. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is alreadyfairly good but still lacks thedirection and insight of humaneditors. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself. — tap to centre the map on it The ethical failure in using AI towrite is publishing unread, unownedwork, not using the tool itself. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 BF Brad Feld — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 8 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good test of a market for AI-built work is whether a focused outsourcing industry already serves it. — tap to centre the map on it A good test of a market for AI-builtwork is whether a focusedoutsourcing industry already servesit. Last stated 3 years ago 21 Aug 2023 ST Sarah Tavel — holds since 2023-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthcare system could exist where AI provides basic preventive and urgent care while humans provide more complex clinical and emotional care. — tap to centre the map on it A healthcare system could existwhere AI provides basic preventiveand urgent care while humans providemore complex clinical and emotionalcare. Last stated 2 months ago 27 Aug 2026 RW Robert Wachter — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A job that consists of approving AI output has no flow channel at all, because the challenge has been exported to the machine and only the vigilance remains. — tap to centre the map on it A job that consists of approving AIoutput has no flow channel at all,because the challenge has beenexported to the machine and only thevigilance remains. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not eliminate softwareengineering jobs, but engineers whoare highly skilled with AI toolscould displace those who are not. Last stated 6 months ago 27 Apr 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-04-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable. — tap to centre the map on it As a capability becomes abundant,its remaining scarce complementsbecome more valuable. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI makes generating written and video content nearly free, live interaction with a real creator will become more valuable than static content. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes generating written andvideo content nearly free, liveinteraction with a real creator willbecome more valuable than staticcontent. Last stated 5 months ago 5 Jun 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans cannot out-compete AI by trying to match or exceed its raw output volume. — tap to centre the map on it Humans cannot out-compete AI bytrying to match or exceed its rawoutput volume. Last stated 5 months ago 10 Jun 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-06-10 — 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 isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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