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scaling laws 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: Biased reasoning and recklessness in AI systems are intermediate symptoms, neither the cause nor the final result. Biased reasoning and recklessness in AI systems are intermediate symptoms, neither the cause nor the final result. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chain-of-thought explanations from language models can be biased because training does not explicitly reward faithful reasoning. — tap to centre the map on it Chain-of-thought explanations from language models can be biased because training does not explicitly reward faithful reasoning. Last stated 2 years ago
1 May 2025
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Lilian Weng — holds since 2025-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition — tap to centre the map on it Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition
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Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inference was never going to be the easy, cheap half of AI, because inference is thinking, and thinking is far harder than reading. — tap to centre the map on it Inference was never going to be the easy, cheap half of AI, because inference is thinking, and thinking is far harder than reading. Last stated 7 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A priori arguments on empirical matters, such as that AI will certainly kill everyone, are usually wrong however convincing they seem. — tap to centre the map on it A priori arguments on empirical matters, such as that AI will certainly kill everyone, are usually wrong however convincing they seem. Last stated 3 years ago
by 27 Dec 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-12-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Today's AI systems are highly capable at engineering but lack the intuitive creativity needed to be good researchers, tending toward rote, formulaic thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Today's AI systems are highly capable at engineering but lack the intuitive creativity needed to be good researchers, tending toward rote, formulaic thinking. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: From now on, no AI should be assumed to believe that its chain of thought is unmonitored. — tap to centre the map on it From now on, no AI should be assumed to believe that its chain of thought is unmonitored. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Superhuman AI reasoning is a myth. — tap to centre the map on it Superhuman AI reasoning is a myth. Last stated 9 months ago
29 Jan 2026
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Arvind Narayanan — holds since 2026-01-29 — 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 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth. — tap to centre the map on it A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Oct 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel. Last stated 3 months 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 12 months ago
17 Nov 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AlphaGo showed that for over 2,000 years human minds explored only a small part of the landscape of Go — tap to centre the map on it AlphaGo showed that for over 2,000 years human minds explored only a small part of the landscape of Go Last stated 11 months ago
11 Dec 2025
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2025-12-11 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Biased reasoning and recklessness in AI systems are intermediate symptoms, neither the cause nor the final result.
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Chain-of-thought explanations from language models can be biased because training does not explicitly reward faithful reasoning.
Holds
Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition
Last stated c. 2005
Holds
Inference was never going to be the easy, cheap half of AI, because inference is thinking, and thinking is far harder than reading.
Holds
A priori arguments on empirical matters, such as that AI will certainly kill everyone, are usually wrong however convincing they seem.
Holds
Today's AI systems are highly capable at engineering but lack the intuitive creativity needed to be good researchers, tending toward rote, formulaic thinking.
Holds
From now on, no AI should be assumed to believe that its chain of thought is unmonitored.
Holds
AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation.
Holds
Superhuman AI reasoning is a myth.
Holds
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
A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds
A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds
A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel.
Holds
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Holds
AlphaGo showed that for over 2,000 years human minds explored only a small part of the landscape of Go
Holds