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← Computers execute exactly what you tell them, not necessarily what you meant to tell them.

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Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Computers execute exactly what you tell them, not necessarily what you meant to tell them. Computers execute exactly what you tellthem, not necessarily what you meant totell them. Last stated 8 months ago 27 Jan 2026 SK Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: People often seem to focus on what AI can execute and not on what it can teach them. — tap to centre the map on it People often seem to focus on whatAI can execute and not on what itcan teach them. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI assistants should not intentionally lie. — tap to centre the map on it AI assistants should notintentionally lie. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Specifying what you want matters more now that agents write the code than it did when the work went to a human who could ask follow-up questions. — tap to centre the map on it Specifying what you want mattersmore now that agents write the codethan it did when the work went to ahuman who could ask follow-upquestions. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so. — tap to centre the map on it Even when AI is capable ofperforming a job, it may not bepermitted to do so. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI chatbots are tuned to produce an answer that feels satisfying to the user rather than one that is correct. — tap to centre the map on it AI chatbots are tuned to produce ananswer that feels satisfying to theuser rather than one that iscorrect. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 ML Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers and software should always serve the person directly using them, not the interests of third parties. — tap to centre the map on it Computers and software should alwaysserve the person directly usingthem, not the interests of thirdparties. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Jul 2026 AK Andrew Kelley — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Responsibility for a program lies with the programmer and never with the AI — there is nobody else to hold to account. — tap to centre the map on it Responsibility for a program lieswith the programmer and never withthe AI — there is nobody else tohold to account. Last stated 5 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be. — tap to centre the map on it A program's simplicity of structuredoes not limit how sophisticated thecomputation it performs can be. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Jul 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot. — tap to centre the map on it A film's script and direction mustbe of a sufficient quality tosupport its complex plot. Last stated 5 days ago 27 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spreadnot for lack of merit but because noconvenient way exists to implementit. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SR Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can producecompetent-looking software butcannot judge which problems areworth solving or which solutions areright. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. — tap to centre the map on it Language models will not replacegood ideas, only the low-level work,so what they threaten is the abilityto start a creative career ratherthan to have one. Last stated 11 months ago 31 Oct 2025 DH Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The biggest limitation for AI is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest limitation for AI isimagination and creativity, not thetechnology itself. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acting on an idea reveals its true potential in a way that merely thinking about it cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Acting on an idea reveals its truepotential in a way that merelythinking about it cannot. Last stated 5 months ago 26 Apr 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery. — tap to centre the map on it An idea can look obvious inhindsight only because the insightthat makes it obvious was itself thehard discovery. Last stated 11 years ago 31 Aug 2015 CO Christopher Olah — holds since 2015-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things. — tap to centre the map on it Fear and vanity, not a lack ofideas, are what keep most peoplefrom building new things. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-09-16 — tap for who they are SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
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