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Read this korrent: AI will not push software engineers off a cliff; it will flatten their growth curve, the way Meta's stories flattened Snapchat.
AI will not push software engineers off a cliff; it will flatten their growth curve, the way Meta's stories flattened Snapchat.
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: Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind. — tap to centre the map on it
Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind.
Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meta may be remembered as an AI company rather than a social media company in the future. — tap to centre the map on it
Meta may be remembered as an AI company rather than a social media company in the future.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will do to software what the cloud did: expand the market massively rather than crush the margins of the incumbent. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will do to software what the cloud did: expand the market massively rather than crush the margins of the incumbent.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software is not a moat, and the AI industry is only now discovering what Snap learned fifteen years ago. — tap to centre the map on it
Software is not a moat, and the AI industry is only now discovering what Snap learned fifteen years ago.
Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — 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 that models will improve, so what a company has to build is an organisation that gets better as models get better.
Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economic growth from AI waits on change management, not on model capability: the work artifact and the workflow have to change first. — tap to centre the map on it
Economic growth from AI waits on change management, not on model capability: the work artifact and the workflow have to change first.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real danger in AI-driven growth is geographic: 50% growth in and around Silicon Valley and business as usual everywhere else. — tap to centre the map on it
The real danger in AI-driven growth is geographic: 50% growth in and around Silicon Valley and business as usual everywhere else.
Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large language models could still plateau, and that possibility should be held open even though no evidence of it has appeared. — tap to centre the map on it
Large language models could still plateau, and that possibility should be held open even though no evidence of it has appeared.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not.
Last stated 6 months ago
27 Apr 2026
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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 complements become more valuable.
Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-13 — 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: AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment.
Last stated 8 months ago
17 Feb 2026
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Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
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AI will not push software engineers off a cliff; it will flatten their growth curve, the way Meta's stories flattened Snapchat.
Last stated 3 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Nathan Lambert
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Meta is not at the AI frontier, and buying talent with enormous salaries is the rational move for a company that is behind.
Last stated 23 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Demis Hassabis
Similar wording
Meta may be remembered as an AI company rather than a social media company in the future.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Similar wording
AI will do to software what the cloud did: expand the market massively rather than crush the margins of the incumbent.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
Similar wording
Software is not a moat, and the AI industry is only now discovering what Snap learned fifteen years ago.
Last stated 26 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Similar wording
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.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Dylan Field
Similar wording
Economic growth from AI waits on change management, not on model capability: the work artifact and the workflow have to change first.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
Similar wording
The real danger in AI-driven growth is geographic: 50% growth in and around Silicon Valley and business as usual everywhere else.
Last stated 13 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Dario Amodei
Similar wording
Large language models could still plateau, and that possibility should be held open even though no evidence of it has appeared.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: AI and jobs
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Steve Yegge
Same subject: AI and jobs
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: AI and jobs
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: AI and human skill
AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not.
Last stated 27 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Jon Seager
Same subject: AI and human skill
As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: AI and human skill
Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Same subject: coding agents
AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them.
Last stated 3 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Yihui Xie
Same subject: coding agents
AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment.
Last stated 17 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Emanuele Bartolesi
Same subject: coding agents
AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks.
Last stated 30 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Jeff Dean