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self-driving cars 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: Automating programming is harder than automating driving, because programming is tool complete and driving is not. Automating programming is harder than automating driving, because programming is tool complete and driving is not. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
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George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Robotics is not easier than self-driving; it is simply being attempted in a year when perception actually generalises. — tap to centre the map on it Robotics is not easier than self-driving; it is simply being attempted in a year when perception actually generalises. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Manipulation will scale faster than driving because a robot can make a mistake, fix it and learn from it, and a car cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Manipulation will scale faster than driving because a robot can make a mistake, fix it and learn from it, and a car cannot. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable. — tap to centre the map on it A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable. Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Actual self-driving turned out to be far harder than almost everyone believed it would be. — tap to centre the map on it Actual self-driving turned out to be far harder than almost everyone believed it would be. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Jan 2025
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is welcome as a better search engine and a pair programmer that does not drive, but writing the code itself is not something to hand over to it. — tap to centre the map on it AI is welcome as a better search engine and a pair programmer that does not drive, but writing the code itself is not something to hand over to it. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. — tap to centre the map on it Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If AI can make you irrelevant, what you were doing was work slightly too complicated to automate before, not programming. — tap to centre the map on it If AI can make you irrelevant, what you were doing was work slightly too complicated to automate before, not programming. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Driving turns out to be much like language modelling, because a driver is holding a conversation with other road users in the body language of a car. — tap to centre the map on it Driving turns out to be much like language modelling, because a driver is holding a conversation with other road users in the body language of a car. Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — 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 10 months ago
17 Nov 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago. — tap to centre the map on it Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans barely use reinforcement learning for intelligence — what RL they do use goes into motor tasks, not problem solving. — tap to centre the map on it Humans barely use reinforcement learning for intelligence — what RL they do use goes into motor tasks, not problem solving. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. Last stated 5 years ago
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. — tap to centre the map on it An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that replaces it. — tap to centre the map on it China leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that replaces it. Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-08-29 — 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 5 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
At the centre
Automating programming is harder than automating driving, because programming is tool complete and driving is not.
Holds GH George HotzRead this korrent →
Robotics is not easier than self-driving; it is simply being attempted in a year when perception actually generalises.
Holds SL Sergey Levine
Manipulation will scale faster than driving because a robot can make a mistake, fix it and learn from it, and a car cannot.
Holds SL Sergey Levine
A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable.
Holds
Actual self-driving turned out to be far harder than almost everyone believed it would be.
Holds RB Rodney Brooks
AI is welcome as a better search engine and a pair programmer that does not drive, but writing the code itself is not something to hand over to it.
No longer holds
Saying that coding will be automated away first betrays a misunderstanding of software engineering, because coding is only a small part of the work.
Holds KB Kent Beck
If AI can make you irrelevant, what you were doing was work slightly too complicated to automate before, not programming.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
Driving turns out to be much like language modelling, because a driver is holding a conversation with other road users in the body language of a car.
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Holds
Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago.
Holds
Humans barely use reinforcement learning for intelligence — what RL they do use goes into motor tasks, not problem solving.
Holds
A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald
China leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that replaces it.
Holds
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