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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 1 Jan 1998 to 21 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about neural networks .
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computer vision 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: An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job. An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job. Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression. — tap to centre the map on it A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Kevin Kelly — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. — tap to centre the map on it A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Nov 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Access to large-scale generalist AI systems that could be weaponized should be limited, meaning their code and neural network parameters should not be released open-source. — tap to centre the map on it Access to large-scale generalist AI systems that could be weaponized should be limited, meaning their code and neural network parameters should not be released open-source. Last stated 3 years ago
24 Jun 2023
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2023-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is unlikely to be a hyperprofits engine for research labs whose attached companies make money serving neural-network calculations from datacenters. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to be a hyperprofits engine for research labs whose attached companies make money serving neural-network calculations from datacenters. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anything nature shaped can be learned efficiently by a classical neural network, because evolutionary processes leave structure behind. — tap to centre the map on it Anything nature shaped can be learned efficiently by a classical neural network, because evolutionary processes leave structure 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: Complete reverse-engineering of neural networks is a less promising research direction than studying model biology and applying interpretability usefully — tap to centre the map on it Complete reverse-engineering of neural networks is a less promising research direction than studying model biology and applying interpretability usefully Last stated a year ago
19 Aug 2025
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Convolutional neural networks are specifically designed to handle variability in two-dimensional shapes. — tap to centre the map on it Convolutional neural networks are specifically designed to handle variability in two-dimensional shapes. Last stated 29 years ago
1 Jan 1998
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 1998-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Depth is not free: past a point, deeper neural networks are harder to train rather than simply better. — tap to centre the map on it Depth is not free: past a point, deeper neural networks are harder to train rather than simply better. Last stated 11 years ago
10 Dec 2015
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Jian Sun — holds since 2015-12-10 — tap for who they are
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Kaiming He — holds since 2015-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI you have to supervise at 90 percent is not 90 percent task completion: you are still doing the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI you have to supervise at 90 percent is not 90 percent task completion: you are still doing the thing. Last stated a month ago
8 Sept 2026
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Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI agents take on bigger delegated tasks, the human bottleneck shifts to writing specs and reviewing output fast, hollowing out the middle of the work. — tap to centre the map on it As AI agents take on bigger delegated tasks, the human bottleneck shifts to writing specs and reviewing output fast, hollowing out the middle of the work. Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Eugene Yan — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans will always have jobs keeping AI agents on track. — tap to centre the map on it Humans will always have jobs keeping AI agents on track. 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: Humans will keep their jobs for a good long time because someone will need to keep AIs on task. — tap to centre the map on it Humans will keep their jobs for a good long time because someone will need to keep AIs on task. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should climb the abstraction ladder and give their jobs to AI agents that want them. — tap to centre the map on it People should climb the abstraction ladder and give their jobs to AI agents that want them. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Redefining the engineer's job as building guardrails is not novel — it is the same problem as making a junior engineer effective, which we never solved either. — tap to centre the map on it Redefining the engineer's job as building guardrails is not novel — it is the same problem as making a junior engineer effective, which we never solved either. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person directing an AI agent rather than writing code themselves has no incentive to actually read the resulting code or engage seriously with reviewer feedback. — tap to centre the map on it A person directing an AI agent rather than writing code themselves has no incentive to actually read the resulting code or engage seriously with reviewer feedback. Last stated 6 months ago
7 May 2026
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents can now do real cognitive work, and writing software is permanently changed as a result. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents can now do real cognitive work, and writing software is permanently changed as a result. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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Sam Altman — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are