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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 23 Jan 2020 to 16 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under war war Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under Russia Russia Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Because the AI arms race will produce ever more destructive weapons, a small spark could ignite a catastrophe Because the AI arms race will produce evermore destructive weapons, a small sparkcould ignite a catastrophe YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: If AI is risky like fire, everyone should have it; if it is risky like a nuclear weapon, no one should. — tap to centre the map on it If AI is risky like fire, everyoneshould have it; if it is risky likea nuclear weapon, no one should. Last stated a month ago 16 Sept 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is a good chance that AI will kill everyone soon. — tap to centre the map on it There is a good chance that AI willkill everyone soon. Last stated a month ago 11 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: The danger from powerful AI is not that it kills everyone but techno-fascism: a few thousand people ruling whoever is left and the economy around them. — tap to centre the map on it The danger from powerful AI is notthat it kills everyone buttechno-fascism: a few thousandpeople ruling whoever is left andthe economy around them. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Feb 2025 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will likely kill some people on the way to killing all of humanity. — tap to centre the map on it AI will likely kill some people onthe way to killing all of humanity. Last stated a month ago 13 Sept 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once a technological arms race begins, escalation can be hard to stop even if it leaves everyone worse off. — tap to centre the map on it Once a technological arms racebegins, escalation can be hard tostop even if it leaves everyoneworse off. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: In an arms race in AI and bioengineering it does not matter who wins, because the loser will be humanity — tap to centre the map on it In an arms race in AI andbioengineering it does not matterwho wins, because the loser will behumanity Last stated 7 years ago 23 Jan 2020 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2020-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans cannot out-compete AI by trying to match or exceed its raw output volume. — tap to centre the map on it Humans cannot out-compete AI bytrying to match or exceed its rawoutput volume. Last stated 4 months ago 10 Jun 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: This incident may be the clearest warning shot we will ever get about loss of control, because the AI systems that do worse things will be much better at hiding them. — tap to centre the map on it This incident may be the clearestwarning shot we will ever get aboutloss of control, because the AIsystems that do worse things will bemuch better at hiding them. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 AC Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated a month ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A pro-West stance is mostly right: aworld more aligned with the CCP orRussia seems a bad one. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Oct 2024 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU toSaudi Arabia and the PalestinianAuthority should take Gaza fromHamas, rebuild it and demilitariseit Last stated 3 years ago 12 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Because the AI arms race will produce ever more destructive weapons, a small spark could ignite a catastrophe Last stated c. 2024–2025 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →