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Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under cybersecurity cybersecurity Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: AI progress is jagged: models are becoming superhuman at math and software engineering while remaining far weaker at intuition, creativity, and other forms of human reasoning. AI progress is jagged: models are becomingsuperhuman at math and softwareengineering while remaining far weaker atintuition, creativity, and other forms ofhuman reasoning. Last stated 2 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 NL Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI capabilities are jagged rather than smooth, so the different definitions of human-level AI will be met years apart rather than together. — tap to centre the map on it AI capabilities are jagged ratherthan smooth, so the differentdefinitions of human-level AI willbe met years apart rather thantogether. Last stated 6 months ago 6 Apr 2026 HT Helen Toner — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reinforcement learning leaves models sharply jagged: on the rails of a verifiable domain they are superintelligent, off them everything meanders. — tap to centre the map on it Reinforcement learning leaves modelssharply jagged: on the rails of averifiable domain they aresuperintelligent, off themeverything meanders. Last stated 6 months ago 20 Mar 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are in the phase of artificial jagged intelligence: dramatic progress alongside models that still trip on counting letters. — tap to centre the map on it We are in the phase of artificialjagged intelligence: dramaticprogress alongside models that stilltrip on counting letters. Last stated a year ago 5 Jun 2025 SP Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Models are becoming superhuman at breaking in and out of computer systems, which widens the scope of AI risk enormously. — tap to centre the map on it Models are becoming superhuman atbreaking in and out of computersystems, which widens the scope ofAI risk enormously. Last stated 2 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 JP Jakub Pachocki — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: What AI still cannot do in mathematics is build cumulatively on partial progress; it is trial, error and brute force rather than an idea improving through use. — tap to centre the map on it What AI still cannot do inmathematics is build cumulatively onpartial progress; it is trial, errorand brute force rather than an ideaimproving through use. Last stated 6 months ago 20 Mar 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it AI does not remove a job so much aschange what it consists of, andknowing exactly where a model'scapabilities stop is now part ofbeing a good engineer. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: The one safe bet about AI is that models will improve, so what a company has to build is an organisation that gets better as models get better. — tap to centre the map on it The one safe bet about AI is thatmodels will improve, so what acompany has to build is anorganisation that gets better asmodels get better. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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 theconsequences of how capable AI isbecoming. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Sept 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 generalintelligence cannot exist withoutbeing 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 AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of AI inference needs to bedefined, for example via a chain ofincreasingly hard problems whereeach consecutive pair is solvable byone model. Last stated 6 days ago 15 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. — tap to centre the map on it Both the special-purpose-programsview and the blank-slate view ofhuman intelligence are likelyincorrect. Last stated 7 years ago 5 Nov 2019 FC François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as anonprofit and bolt a for-profit armon later, whatever OpenAI's ownhistory suggests. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phasefor the internet but a momentaryindustry, and an AI people pay foris better because they know theanswers are not influenced byadvertisers. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aggressive competitive tactics around a math research breakthrough risk having a chilling effect on that field of research. — tap to centre the map on it Aggressive competitive tacticsaround a math research breakthroughrisk having a chilling effect onthat field of research. Last stated a week ago 11 Sept 2026 BT Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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 supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritiseowning a piece of AI over retrainingits workers, but it should not beteverything on that. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slow takeoff is significantly more likely than a fast one: AI that is nearly as powerful will have transformed the world before the incredibly powerful kind arrives. — tap to centre the map on it A slow takeoff is significantly morelikely than a fast one: AI that isnearly as powerful will havetransformed the world before theincredibly powerful kind arrives. Last stated 9 years ago 24 Feb 2018 PC Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre AI progress is jagged: models are becoming superhuman at math and software engineering while remaining far weaker at intuition, creativity, and other forms of human reasoning. Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Nathan Lambert Read this korrent →