Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← Consumer AI that is right 90% of the time delights people; industrial…
17 connected korrents · 18 moments on record from 22 Apr 2024 to 3 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under startups
startups
Everything filed under LLMs
LLMs
Everything filed under venture capital
venture capital
Everything filed under AI agents
AI agents
Everything filed under design
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: Consumer AI that is right 90% of the time delights people; industrial AI that is right 90% of the time is 100% dissatisfaction. Consumer AI that is right 90% of the time delights people; industrial AI that is right 90% of the time is 100% dissatisfaction. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every AI startup presents its product as groundbreaking and perfect, when in truth it is bad about half the time. — tap to centre the map on it Every AI startup presents its product as groundbreaking and perfect, when in truth it is bad about half the time. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
SY
Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI cannot get a product to the quality bar on its own, because it still works in the realm of averages. — tap to centre the map on it AI cannot get a product to the quality bar on its own, because it still works in the realm of averages. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
DF
Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The two standard criticisms of AI — that it is not deterministic and that it is not creative — cannot both be true. — tap to centre the map on it The two standard criticisms of AI — that it is not deterministic and that it is not creative — cannot both be true. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents can already resolve more than eighty per cent of a company's incoming customer issues. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents can already resolve more than eighty per cent of a company's incoming customer issues. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI does a good job of generating a design and still cannot express what the design is supposed to do; that part is the engineer's. — tap to centre the map on it AI does a good job of generating a design and still cannot express what the design is supposed to do; that part is the engineer's. Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
HW
Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful. — tap to centre the map on it Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
CF
Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI helps exactly as far as the work is predictable and well documented, and stops helping on anything cutting edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI helps exactly as far as the work is predictable and well documented, and stops helping on anything cutting edge. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
TH
ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is not using language at all, because language requires an intention to communicate. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is not using language at all, because language requires an intention to communicate. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
TC
Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
SC
Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Jul 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Consumer AI that is right 90% of the time delights people; industrial AI that is right 90% of the time is 100% dissatisfaction.
Holds JH Jensen HuangRead this korrent →
Every AI startup presents its product as groundbreaking and perfect, when in truth it is bad about half the time.
Holds
AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
AI cannot get a product to the quality bar on its own, because it still works in the realm of averages.
Holds DF Dylan Field
The two standard criticisms of AI — that it is not deterministic and that it is not creative — cannot both be true.
Holds
AI agents can already resolve more than eighty per cent of a company's incoming customer issues.
Holds CB Clay Bavor
AI does a good job of generating a design and still cannot express what the design is supposed to do; that part is the engineer's.
Holds HW Hillel Wayne
Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
AI helps exactly as far as the work is predictable and well documented, and stops helping on anything cutting edge.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds GM Gary Marcus
A language model is not using language at all, because language requires an intention to communicate.
Holds TC Ted Chiang
A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human.
Holds SC Sean Carroll
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Holds
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Holds
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan