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design 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: Claims that AI will be a net benefit for the climate lack strong supporting evidence. Claims that AI will be a net benefit for the climate lack strong supporting evidence. Last stated 3 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genuinely valuing truth, honesty and climate action logically entails opposing generative AI. — tap to centre the map on it Genuinely valuing truth, honesty and climate action logically entails opposing generative AI. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jun 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-06-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's climate benefit from aiding renewable energy only cancels out its harm from aiding fossil fuel production if it boosts renewables several times more than it boosts fossil fuels. — tap to centre the map on it AI's climate benefit from aiding renewable energy only cancels out its harm from aiding fossil fuel production if it boosts renewables several times more than it boosts fossil fuels. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold. — tap to centre the map on it The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Until there is real evidence, it is worth believing that jobs threatened by AI will reinvent themselves rather than go away. — tap to centre the map on it Until there is real evidence, it is worth believing that jobs threatened by AI will reinvent themselves rather than go away. Last stated a week ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so. — tap to centre the map on it The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so. Last stated 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generative AI has failed to produce the learning gains it was promised to deliver and instead shows evidence of harming learning. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI has failed to produce the learning gains it was promised to deliver and instead shows evidence of harming learning. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Neither the AI enthusiasts nor the AI sceptics are making it up; both camps are looking at real trends. — tap to centre the map on it Neither the AI enthusiasts nor the AI sceptics are making it up; both camps are looking at real trends. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted biological research still depends on physical wet-lab work that remains a necessary bottleneck for now. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted biological research still depends on physical wet-lab work that remains a necessary bottleneck for now. Last stated 3 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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Katelyn Jetelina — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter — tap to centre the map on it A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it. — tap to centre the map on it A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it. Last stated a month ago
28 Aug 2026
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Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. — tap to centre the map on it Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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George Monbiot — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feeding humanity without wrecking the climate will take engineered food, and squeamishness about technology in food is the thing to get over. — tap to centre the map on it Feeding humanity without wrecking the climate will take engineered food, and squeamishness about technology in food is the thing to get over. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Jan 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Synthetic fertiliser is a serious climate and pollution problem and also the reason half the people alive are alive. — tap to centre the map on it Synthetic fertiliser is a serious climate and pollution problem and also the reason half the people alive are alive. Last stated 3 years ago
30 Aug 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. — tap to centre the map on it China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are