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AI and science 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: Biotechnology could for the first time open real biological gaps between rich and poor and split Homo sapiens into castes Biotechnology could for the first time open real biological gaps between rich and poor and split Homo sapiens into castes Last stated 12 years ago
8 Feb 2015
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-02-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The gap between chimps and humans is no evidence that a small increase in compute yields an explosion of capability, because evolution was not optimising chimps for technology. — tap to centre the map on it The gap between chimps and humans is no evidence that a small increase in compute yields an explosion of capability, because evolution was not optimising chimps for technology. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Feb 2018
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Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Homo sapiens is near its end, more likely by transforming itself with bioengineering, AI and brain-computer interfaces than by being destroyed — tap to centre the map on it Homo sapiens is near its end, more likely by transforming itself with bioengineering, AI and brain-computer interfaces than by being destroyed Last stated 3 years ago
11 Jan 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Model intelligence should speciate like the animal kingdom rather than converge on one oracle that knows everything. — tap to centre the map on it Model intelligence should speciate like the animal kingdom rather than converge on one oracle that knows everything. Last stated 8 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Human Genome Project's results have been less transformative than initially advertised relative to its cost. — tap to centre the map on it The Human Genome Project's results have been less transformative than initially advertised relative to its cost. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Feb 2025
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Elliot Hershberg — holds since 2025-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genetic modification is not one ethical question: a silkworm must never be modified, and bacteria are not in the same ethical range at all. — tap to centre the map on it Genetic modification is not one ethical question: a silkworm must never be modified, and bacteria are not in the same ethical range at all. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Sept 2023
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Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AGI might create a two-tier split in society — tap to centre the map on it AGI might create a two-tier split in society Last stated a month ago
2 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There was a long, unexplained gap between the first domestication of crops and the emergence of the first agrarian states. — tap to centre the map on it There was a long, unexplained gap between the first domestication of crops and the emergence of the first agrarian states. Last stated 10 months ago
13 Jan 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Bronze Age, not the invention of farming, was the shock the human genome reacted to most strongly. — tap to centre the map on it The Bronze Age, not the invention of farming, was the shock the human genome reacted to most strongly. Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. — tap to centre the map on it AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
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Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
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Biotechnology could for the first time open real biological gaps between rich and poor and split Homo sapiens into castes
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The gap between chimps and humans is no evidence that a small increase in compute yields an explosion of capability, because evolution was not optimising chimps for technology.
Holds
Homo sapiens is near its end, more likely by transforming itself with bioengineering, AI and brain-computer interfaces than by being destroyed
Holds
Model intelligence should speciate like the animal kingdom rather than converge on one oracle that knows everything.
Holds
The Human Genome Project's results have been less transformative than initially advertised relative to its cost.
Holds
Genetic modification is not one ethical question: a silkworm must never be modified, and bacteria are not in the same ethical range at all.
Holds
AGI might create a two-tier split in society
Holds
There was a long, unexplained gap between the first domestication of crops and the emergence of the first agrarian states.
Holds
The Bronze Age, not the invention of farming, was the shock the human genome reacted to most strongly.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Holds
AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter.
Holds