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self-driving cars 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 4 weeks 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 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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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 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: 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
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Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-07-16 — 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 12 months ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — 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 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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 a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right. — tap to centre the map on it Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jan 2020
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Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how. — tap to centre the map on it Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — 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 10 months ago
17 Nov 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans barely use reinforcement learning for intelligence — what RL they do use goes into motor tasks, not problem solving. — tap to centre the map on it Humans barely use reinforcement learning for intelligence — what RL they do use goes into motor tasks, not problem solving. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — 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
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data. — tap to centre the map on it A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data. 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: A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service. — tap to centre the map on it A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service. Last stated a year ago
8 Jul 2025
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2025-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled. — tap to centre the map on it A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled. Last stated 2 years ago
21 May 2024
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2024-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. — tap to centre the map on it A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. — tap to centre the map on it A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Capability has never been the reason a technology gets deployed: any carmaker could switch the brakes off every Friday, and none does.
Holds FL Fei-Fei LiRead this korrent →
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 LS L. M. Sacasas
Automatic emergency braking is doing far more for road safety today than autonomous driving is, and it is left out of the argument.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning.
Holds SL Sergey Levine
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 DF Dylan Field
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 HT Helen Toner
Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right.
Holds DW Dan Wang
Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how.
Holds DW Dan WangMH Molson Hart
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Holds
Humans barely use reinforcement learning for intelligence — what RL they do use goes into motor tasks, not problem solving.
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 NL Nathan Lambert
A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data.
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service.
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled.
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it.
Holds MH Molson Hart
A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases.
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov