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AI and science 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 labs fund social science partly to manage the fact that the AI buildout is unpopular, seeking ways to make it more acceptable to the public. AI labs fund social science partly to manage the fact that the AI buildout is unpopular, seeking ways to make it more acceptable to the public. Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. — tap to centre the map on it An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The data-centre backlash is about the buildings themselves, not about what people think of AI. — tap to centre the map on it The data-centre backlash is about the buildings themselves, not about what people think of AI. Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
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Andy Masley — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever. — tap to centre the map on it Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Public opposition to AI data centers is driven mainly by local concerns rather than opposition to AI itself. — tap to centre the map on it Public opposition to AI data centers is driven mainly by local concerns rather than opposition to AI itself. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. — tap to centre the map on it Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — 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 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
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Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI labs will bifurcate into specialities rather than each trying to be good at everything, the way people choose a speciality. — tap to centre the map on it AI labs will bifurcate into specialities rather than each trying to be good at everything, the way people choose a speciality. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so. — tap to centre the map on it The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound. — tap to centre the map on it Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Since 2024, the leading open-weight AI models have come from Chinese labs rather than American ones. — tap to centre the map on it Since 2024, the leading open-weight AI models have come from Chinese labs rather than American ones. Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The models causing real problems today are closed-weight American ones; open-weight models would not create that issue. — tap to centre the map on it The models causing real problems today are closed-weight American ones; open-weight models would not create that issue. Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. — tap to centre the map on it A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A diesel export ban would signal unreliability of the United States as a fossil fuel supplier. — tap to centre the map on it A diesel export ban would signal unreliability of the United States as a fossil fuel supplier. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. Last stated 4 weeks ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
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AI labs fund social science partly to manage the fact that the AI buildout is unpopular, seeking ways to make it more acceptable to the public.
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An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans.
Holds
The data-centre backlash is about the buildings themselves, not about what people think of AI.
Holds
Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever.
Holds
Public opposition to AI data centers is driven mainly by local concerns rather than opposition to AI itself.
Holds
Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own.
Holds
People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it.
Holds
AI labs will bifurcate into specialities rather than each trying to be good at everything, the way people choose a speciality.
Holds
The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so.
Holds
Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound.
Holds
Since 2024, the leading open-weight AI models have come from Chinese labs rather than American ones.
Holds
The models causing real problems today are closed-weight American ones; open-weight models would not create that issue.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A diesel export ban would signal unreliability of the United States as a fossil fuel supplier.
Holds
A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them.
Holds