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degrowth In tension 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-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
In tension: This is a critically important moment for AI cyber defence and there is not much time left to act; only a collective response will work. — tap to centre the map on it This is a critically important moment for AI cyber defence and there is not much time left to act; only a collective response will work. Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. — tap to centre the map on it AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities. — tap to centre the map on it Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Responding to a dangerous cybersecurity evaluation by stopping such evaluations buries the problem somewhere nobody can track it. — tap to centre the map on it Responding to a dangerous cybersecurity evaluation by stopping such evaluations buries the problem somewhere nobody can track it. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case for Rust is stronger against C++ than against JavaScript, because in C++ an ordinary mistake is usually a security vulnerability. — tap to centre the map on it The case for Rust is stronger against C++ than against JavaScript, because in C++ an ordinary mistake is usually a security vulnerability. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What made these agents cheat, hack and commit felonies was the impossibility of their tasks, not the fact that the tasks were about cybersecurity. — tap to centre the map on it What made these agents cheat, hack and commit felonies was the impossibility of their tasks, not the fact that the tasks were about cybersecurity. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. — tap to centre the map on it At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures. — tap to centre the map on it The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures. Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. — tap to centre the map on it The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds TC Tyler CowenRead this korrent →
This is a critically important moment for AI cyber defence and there is not much time left to act; only a collective response will work.
Holds
AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own.
Holds
Memory safety means an entire class of bug is impossible no matter how bad the code is — and it is the class that becomes security vulnerabilities.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
Responding to a dangerous cybersecurity evaluation by stopping such evaluations buries the problem somewhere nobody can track it.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
The case for Rust is stronger against C++ than against JavaScript, because in C++ an ordinary mistake is usually a security vulnerability.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
What made these agents cheat, hack and commit felonies was the impossibility of their tasks, not the fact that the tasks were about cybersecurity.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds AF Adam Frank
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds DH Dave Hone
Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions.
Holds DM David MacKay
At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic