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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating. Beyond user empathy and systems thinking,building agents needs a relentlessness totry things and keep iterating. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Systems thinking and user empathy in agent design are the old product principles in disguise. — tap to centre the map on it Systems thinking and user empathy inagent design are the old productprinciples in disguise. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 NY Nan Yu — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one. — tap to centre the map on it People building with AI need a pointof view of their own, or the AI willsupply one. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 KD Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether to build one agent or many depends far more on the use case and its practical considerations than on philosophy. — tap to centre the map on it Whether to build one agent or manydepends far more on the use case andits practical considerations than onphilosophy. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer. — tap to centre the map on it Making a product work for agents isprobably largely a matter ofbuilding the right primitives intoit, almost as an infrastructurallayer. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 MK Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build. — tap to centre the map on it The ideas in software originate withhumans; agents build what peopletell them to build. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: When agents do the building, the scarce skill is taste: choosing which problem is worth the time at all. — tap to centre the map on it When agents do the building, thescarce skill is taste: choosingwhich problem is worth the time atall. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The current pace of AI-driven work is not sustainable, and agents gaining autonomy should eventually make work calmer, not more frantic. — tap to centre the map on it The current pace of AI-driven workis not sustainable, and agentsgaining autonomy should eventuallymake work calmer, not more frantic. Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: You need to build early with AI to have any intuition for when the models become capable. — tap to centre the map on it You need to build early with AI tohave any intuition for when themodels become capable. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 MK Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world whenchance and strategy are in balancein it. Last stated 10 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express asingle idea or test a singlehypothesis. Last stated 9 years ago 22 Feb 2018 BF Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — 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 reportsunder one per cent risk should beread as several per cent, becausethe 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 deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding topredict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 abehavior pulls it toward whateverimproves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating. Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago Holds Tara Seshan Read this korrent →