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LLMs 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: By around 2033, AI-run asteroid mining corporations will take on contracts that human-supervised companies are unwilling to pursue due to risk or complexity. By around 2033, AI-run asteroid mining corporations will take on contracts that human-supervised companies are unwilling to pursue due to risk or complexity. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space. — tap to centre the map on it Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space. Last stated 8 months ago
10 Feb 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2020-05-06 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2026-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is roughly a 35 to 40 percent chance of something we would recognise as an AI takeover by 2040. — tap to centre the map on it There is roughly a 35 to 40 percent chance of something we would recognise as an AI takeover by 2040. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI research will be fully automated around 2030 or 2031, and AI will beat humans at essentially any job by about 2033. — tap to centre the map on it AI research will be fully automated around 2030 or 2031, and AI will beat humans at essentially any job by about 2033. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Labour is a huge constraint on the AI build-out, and the way round it is to build data centres as modules in Asian factories rather than on site. — tap to centre the map on it Labour is a huge constraint on the AI build-out, and the way round it is to build data centres as modules in Asian factories rather than on site. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth. — tap to centre the map on it There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth. Last stated 7 years ago
27 Aug 2019
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every ore worth mining already has an adequate supply chain on Earth, and that is what a space mine has to beat. — tap to centre the map on it Every ore worth mining already has an adequate supply chain on Earth, and that is what a space mine has to beat. Last stated 7 years ago
27 Aug 2019
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Broad deployment of AI that can learn on the job will very likely produce rapid economic growth for some period of time. — tap to centre the map on it Broad deployment of AI that can learn on the job will very likely produce rapid economic growth for some period of time. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are already in an intelligence explosion and have been for decades, so AI will show up as more of the same exponential rather than a break in it. — tap to centre the map on it We are already in an intelligence explosion and have been for decades, so AI will show up as more of the same exponential rather than a break in it. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An application-layer AI company's real breakthroughs come from going a click or two down the stack rather than from using the models as they are. — tap to centre the map on it An application-layer AI company's real breakthroughs come from going a click or two down the stack rather than from using the models as they are. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is still really early, and people can probably wait on much of the agentic tooling. — tap to centre the map on it It is still really early, and people can probably wait on much of the agentic tooling. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software at the AI frontier iterates in days where a hardware display takes years: a breakthrough on Monday can be in customers' hands on Wednesday. — tap to centre the map on it Software at the AI frontier iterates in days where a hardware display takes years: a breakthrough on Monday can be in customers' hands on Wednesday. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you. — tap to centre the map on it The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-13 — 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 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 a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
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By around 2033, AI-run asteroid mining corporations will take on contracts that human-supervised companies are unwilling to pursue due to risk or complexity.
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Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space.
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There is roughly a 35 to 40 percent chance of something we would recognise as an AI takeover by 2040.
Holds
AI research will be fully automated around 2030 or 2031, and AI will beat humans at essentially any job by about 2033.
Holds
Labour is a huge constraint on the AI build-out, and the way round it is to build data centres as modules in Asian factories rather than on site.
Holds
There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth.
Holds
Every ore worth mining already has an adequate supply chain on Earth, and that is what a space mine has to beat.
Holds
Broad deployment of AI that can learn on the job will very likely produce rapid economic growth for some period of time.
Holds
We are already in an intelligence explosion and have been for decades, so AI will show up as more of the same exponential rather than a break in it.
Holds
An application-layer AI company's real breakthroughs come from going a click or two down the stack rather than from using the models as they are.
Holds
It is still really early, and people can probably wait on much of the agentic tooling.
Holds
Software at the AI frontier iterates in days where a hardware display takes years: a breakthrough on Monday can be in customers' hands on Wednesday.
Holds
The real value of AI coding agents is in the code a developer would never have written themselves, not just what they generate for you.
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 minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
Agents are good at producing output but not at judging which output is worth producing in the first place.
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