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← An individual cannot simultaneously be authoritative, general, and prolific.
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 2 Feb 2022 to 13 Oct 2026.
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physics 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 individual cannot simultaneously be authoritative, general, and prolific. An individual cannot simultaneously be authoritative, general, and prolific. Last stated today
13 Oct 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. — tap to centre the map on it A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
JC
Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future. — tap to centre the map on it Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What any individual human can do comes from collectively built scaffolding rather than from the individual, and AGI may turn out to be more like that scaffolding than like a single brain. — tap to centre the map on it What any individual human can do comes from collectively built scaffolding rather than from the individual, and AGI may turn out to be more like that scaffolding than like a single brain. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance. — tap to centre the map on it A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
KH
Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The one thread through his whole career is a loathing of asking anyone for permission; open source, the internet and Linux are all ways around a gatekeeper. — tap to centre the map on it The one thread through his whole career is a loathing of asking anyone for permission; open source, the internet and Linux are all ways around a gatekeeper. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie. — tap to centre the map on it Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. — tap to centre the map on it Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed. — tap to centre the map on it The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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 to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something 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 reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the 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 feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated 4 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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An individual cannot simultaneously be authoritative, general, and prolific.
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A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment.
Holds
Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future.
Holds
What any individual human can do comes from collectively built scaffolding rather than from the individual, and AGI may turn out to be more like that scaffolding than like a single brain.
Holds
A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance.
Holds
The one thread through his whole career is a loathing of asking anyone for permission; open source, the internet and Linux are all ways around a gatekeeper.
Holds
Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie.
Holds
Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse.
Holds
The same physical effort can be re-valued as less effortful inside one person's head, mid-task, with nothing in the physics having changed.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds