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17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 29 Jun 2023 to 3 Sept 2026.
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ambition
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war 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: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there. — tap to centre the map on it Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The road to AGI is going to be a giant power struggle, and anyone building it should expect that rather than hope to avoid it. — tap to centre the map on it The road to AGI is going to be a giant power struggle, and anyone building it should expect that rather than hope to avoid it. 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: Civilizational risks must be prioritised over conflicts that are painful and tragic locally but cannot end civilization. — tap to centre the map on it Civilizational risks must be prioritised over conflicts that are painful and tragic locally but cannot end civilization. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
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Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arguing that nobody should have powerful AI is a respectable position; arguing that only trusted authorities should have it is not. — tap to centre the map on it Arguing that nobody should have powerful AI is a respectable position; arguing that only trusted authorities should have it 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: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The maritime order goes unappreciated because its objectives are negative: you can never prove you prevented anything. — tap to centre the map on it The maritime order goes unappreciated because its objectives are negative: you can never prove you prevented anything. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. — tap to centre the map on it Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — 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 4 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
Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war.
Holds Read this korrent →
Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there.
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
The road to AGI is going to be a giant power struggle, and anyone building it should expect that rather than hope to avoid it.
Holds
Civilizational risks must be prioritised over conflicts that are painful and tragic locally but cannot end civilization.
Holds
Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them.
Holds MH Masud Husain
Arguing that nobody should have powerful AI is a respectable position; arguing that only trusted authorities should have it is not.
Holds GH George Hotz
Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard.
Holds LF Lawrence Freedman
We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake.
Holds WM William MacAskill
The maritime order goes unappreciated because its objectives are negative: you can never prove you prevented anything.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds AI Alex Imas
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.
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds GM Gary Marcus
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
Aim for moonshots: they attract the best people, leave you the path to yourself, and even sixty to eighty percent of one is a terrific success.
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