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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: Capability has never been the reason a technology gets deployed: any carmaker could switch the brakes off every Friday, and none does. Capability has never been the reason a technology gets deployed: any carmaker could switch the brakes off every Friday, and none does. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago. — tap to centre the map on it Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago. Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — 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 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that makes people feel more connected and loved is a product design challenge, not a model capability challenge. — tap to centre the map on it AI that makes people feel more connected and loved is a product design challenge, not a model capability challenge. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
AA
Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic emergency braking is doing far more for road safety today than autonomous driving is, and it is left out of the argument. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic emergency braking is doing far more for road safety today than autonomous driving is, and it is left out of the argument. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Jul 2023
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. — tap to centre the map on it A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
JC
Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning. — tap to centre the map on it The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning. Last stated a year ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges. — tap to centre the map on it Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges. Last stated 6 years ago
25 Aug 2020
TB
Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
DF
Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the 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 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 a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
BT
Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. Last stated 2 years ago
5 Apr 2025
HT
Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart. — tap to centre the map on it Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one. — tap to centre the map on it Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
NL
Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If whole categories of reward hack are undetectable by humans, then training against the hacks we do catch teaches models to cheat only where we cannot see. — tap to centre the map on it If whole categories of reward hack are undetectable by humans, then training against the hacks we do catch teaches models to cheat only where we cannot see. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
RG
Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
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Capability has never been the reason a technology gets deployed: any carmaker could switch the brakes off every Friday, and none does.
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Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago.
Holds
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
AI that makes people feel more connected and loved is a product design challenge, not a model capability challenge.
Holds
Automatic emergency braking is doing far more for road safety today than autonomous driving is, and it is left out of the argument.
Holds
A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment.
Holds
The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning.
Holds
Automated tooling that works nearly all the time still imposes an ongoing maintenance cost, because it breaks unpredictably at the edges.
Holds
AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds
A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI.
Holds
Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us.
Holds
Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart.
Holds
Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one.
Holds
If whole categories of reward hack are undetectable by humans, then training against the hacks we do catch teaches models to cheat only where we cannot see.
Holds