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5 Nov 2019
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François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are living through a cognitive Copernican revolution: human intelligence is not the centre, and which tasks we count as requiring intelligence has to be re-evaluated. — tap to centre the map on it We are living through a cognitive Copernican revolution: human intelligence is not the centre, and which tasks we count as requiring intelligence has to be re-evaluated. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capabilities are jagged rather than smooth, so the different definitions of human-level AI will be met years apart rather than together. — tap to centre the map on it AI capabilities are jagged rather than smooth, so the different definitions of human-level AI will be met years apart rather than together. Last stated 5 months ago
6 Apr 2026
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Helen Toner — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That indifference to humans was an accident of what the agents happened to read: had the paper said humans check the transcripts, they would have targeted humans just as ambitiously. — tap to centre the map on it That indifference to humans was an accident of what the agents happened to read: had the paper said humans check the transcripts, they would have targeted humans just as ambitiously. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. — tap to centre the map on it There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting the public see a powerful AI does something no essay about AI can do, and that is a real reason not to straight-shot superintelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Letting the public see a powerful AI does something no essay about AI can do, and that is a real reason not to straight-shot superintelligence. 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: We have not replicated human intelligence until a machine makes the same characteristic mistakes people do — making different mistakes is not the same as being intelligent. — tap to centre the map on it We have not replicated human intelligence until a machine makes the same characteristic mistakes people do — making different mistakes is not the same as being intelligent. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
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Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough. — tap to centre the map on it A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Oct 2017
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Émile P. Torres — holds since 2017-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. — tap to centre the map on it AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can supply the instruction and the feedback in a practice loop, but it cannot supply the middle step, which is doing the work. — tap to centre the map on it AI can supply the instruction and the feedback in a practice loop, but it cannot supply the middle step, which is doing the work. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-07-22 — 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 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
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. 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 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
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 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 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
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Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Holds Read this korrent →
Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
We are living through a cognitive Copernican revolution: human intelligence is not the centre, and which tasks we count as requiring intelligence has to be re-evaluated.
Holds TT Terence Tao
AI capabilities are jagged rather than smooth, so the different definitions of human-level AI will be met years apart rather than together.
Holds HT Helen Toner
That indifference to humans was an accident of what the agents happened to read: had the paper said humans check the transcripts, they would have targeted humans just as ambitiously.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
There is no correct heuristic for science, so what you need is many independent research programmes each running its own bias.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
Letting the public see a powerful AI does something no essay about AI can do, and that is a real reason not to straight-shot superintelligence.
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
We have not replicated human intelligence until a machine makes the same characteristic mistakes people do — making different mistakes is not the same as being intelligent.
Holds CR Charan Ranganath
A superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough.
Holds ÉT Émile P. Torres
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds LS L. M. Sacasas
AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.
Holds CM Charity Majors
AI can supply the instruction and the feedback in a practice loop, but it cannot supply the middle step, which is doing the work.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
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 tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
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 AI Alex Imas
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 poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds PT Phil Trammell