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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 7 Jan 2022 to 22 Oct 2026.
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infrastructure 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: Companies that gain control over people's computing facilities have historically used that power to build malicious functionality benefiting themselves into the software they distribute Companies that gain control over people's computing facilities have historically used that power to build malicious functionality benefiting themselves into the software they distribute Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
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Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dominant companies shape not just their users' choices but the imagination of people actively trying to resist them. — tap to centre the map on it Dominant companies shape not just their users' choices but the imagination of people actively trying to resist them. Last stated 6 months ago
25 Apr 2026
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Malicious use of AI could enable extreme concentrations of economic, political or military power. — tap to centre the map on it Malicious use of AI could enable extreme concentrations of economic, political or military power. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Oct 2024
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2024-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People often keep using large tech platforms whose harms they object to because of the platforms' coercive power over their lives. — tap to centre the map on it People often keep using large tech platforms whose harms they object to because of the platforms' coercive power over their lives. Last stated 5 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software sold to a buyer who makes other people use it tends to be hated; it is better when the person who buys it is the person who uses it. — tap to centre the map on it Software sold to a buyer who makes other people use it tends to be hated; it is better when the person who buys it is the person who uses it. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Feb 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every user of a piece of software can intuitively tell how much the people who made it cared about it. — tap to centre the map on it Every user of a piece of software can intuitively tell how much the people who made it cared about it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Nov 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large, wealthy companies use social manipulation and the guise of supporting open source to obtain free labor from developers. — tap to centre the map on it Large, wealthy companies use social manipulation and the guise of supporting open source to obtain free labor from developers. Last stated 5 years ago
5 Feb 2022
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Zed Shaw — holds since 2022-02-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The buildout of AI data centers is part of a broader extension of oligarchic control over people's lives. — tap to centre the map on it The buildout of AI data centers is part of a broader extension of oligarchic control over people's lives. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not want to run their own servers and never will, so a system has to distribute trust without distributing infrastructure. — tap to centre the map on it People do not want to run their own servers and never will, so a system has to distribute trust without distributing infrastructure. Last stated 5 years ago
7 Jan 2022
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Moxie Marlinspike — holds since 2022-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. — tap to centre the map on it A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
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Troy Hunt — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. — tap to centre the map on it A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. Last stated 9 months ago
16 Feb 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A device with always-on WiFi and a default password that users are unlikely to change is not adequately secure, and the maker's reply that users can change it does not fix that. — tap to centre the map on it A device with always-on WiFi and a default password that users are unlikely to change is not adequately secure, and the maker's reply that users can change it does not fix that. Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Oct 2026
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Terence Eden — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company. — tap to centre the map on it Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. — tap to centre the map on it If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. — tap to centre the map on it An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely. — tap to centre the map on it At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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Companies that gain control over people's computing facilities have historically used that power to build malicious functionality benefiting themselves into the software they distribute
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Dominant companies shape not just their users' choices but the imagination of people actively trying to resist them.
Holds
Malicious use of AI could enable extreme concentrations of economic, political or military power.
Holds
People often keep using large tech platforms whose harms they object to because of the platforms' coercive power over their lives.
Holds
Software sold to a buyer who makes other people use it tends to be hated; it is better when the person who buys it is the person who uses it.
Holds
Every user of a piece of software can intuitively tell how much the people who made it cared about it.
Holds
Large, wealthy companies use social manipulation and the guise of supporting open source to obtain free labor from developers.
Holds
The buildout of AI data centers is part of a broader extension of oligarchic control over people's lives.
Holds
People do not want to run their own servers and never will, so a system has to distribute trust without distributing infrastructure.
Holds
A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too.
Holds
A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root.
Holds
A device with always-on WiFi and a default password that users are unlikely to change is not adequately secure, and the maker's reply that users can change it does not fix that.
Holds
Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company.
Holds
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Holds
If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad.
Holds
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Holds
An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model.
Holds
At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely.
Holds