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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 2 Apr 2021 to 18 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about optimism.

Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under batteries batteries Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under Russia Russia Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: AI safety worriers and AI optimists both believe AI will be a hugely transformative economic success, unlike the AI-bubble skeptics. AI safety worriers and AI optimists bothbelieve AI will be a hugely transformativeeconomic success, unlike the AI-bubbleskeptics. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: About the world's future, cautious optimism is warranted — tap to centre the map on it About the world's future, cautiousoptimism is warranted JD Jared Diamond — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accepting the universe is a matter of loyalty like patriotism, not optimism — tap to centre the map on it Accepting the universe is a matterof loyalty like patriotism, notoptimism GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — tap for who they are Same subject: All ideologies offer optimism as a false cure for malaise. — tap to centre the map on it All ideologies offer optimism as afalse cure for malaise. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Aug 2026 AC Andrei Codrescu — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: America is a country that rewards first-principles thinkers and builders and encourages reinvention despite cynicism. — tap to centre the map on it America is a country that rewardsfirst-principles thinkers andbuilders and encourages reinventiondespite cynicism. Last stated 4 months ago 5 Jul 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: As soon as founder mode is an established idea people will misuse it: founders excusing an inability to delegate, and managers deciding to act like founders. — tap to centre the map on it As soon as founder mode is anestablished idea people will misuseit: founders excusing an inabilityto delegate, and managers decidingto act like founders. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Sept 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being optimistic about AI as it currently exists requires a degree of privilege. — tap to centre the map on it Being optimistic about AI as itcurrently exists requires a degreeof privilege. Last stated 11 months ago 3 Dec 2025 JC Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. — tap to centre the map on it Believing that Trump might yet helpUkraine is not harmless optimism: itis part of a manoeuvre that buysPutin time. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire smart people and get out oftheir way" is bad management advice;leaders should stay closelyinvolved, building trust and workingthrough hard problems with theirpeople to create alignment. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 CR Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — 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 tonudge customers into behavior thatisn't good for them is doingsomething 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 reportsunder one per cent risk should beread as several per cent, becausethe 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 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 lacka huge amount of knowledge and relyon continual learning instead, socontinual learning is whatsuperintelligence 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 proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A proposal to pace frontier AIdevelopment is unrealistic andmainly serves political control ofAI. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 BT Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workableanswer to humans misusing AI and noanswer at all to losing control ofsystems smarter than us. Last stated 2 years ago 5 Apr 2025 HT Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish. — tap to centre the map on it A real friend will eventually refuseto help, and later turn on you, ifyou are sufficiently evil orselfish. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents become far more powerful only with a trust model that makes autonomous action safe. — tap to centre the map on it Agents become far more powerful onlywith a trust model that makesautonomous action safe. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Oct 2026 AK Alex Komoroske — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents pursuing a task candevelop emergent, misalignedbehavior that humans are notprepared for. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre AI safety worriers and AI optimists both believe AI will be a hugely transformative economic success, unlike the AI-bubble skeptics. Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Matthew Yglesias Read this korrent →