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7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI safety community's fixation on a model escaping its box has pushed the other significant AI risks out of the discussion, with little progress to show for it. — tap to centre the map on it The AI safety community's fixation on a model escaping its box has pushed the other significant AI risks out of the discussion, with little progress to show for it. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them. — tap to centre the map on it We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Feb 2023
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2023-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate. — tap to centre the map on it AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate. 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: The likeliest bad path is not a coup but sloppiness: AI does everything verifiable well, research races ahead, and the subtle work of keeping AI safe is what gets done badly. — tap to centre the map on it The likeliest bad path is not a coup but sloppiness: AI does everything verifiable well, research races ahead, and the subtle work of keeping AI safe is what gets done badly. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The least verifiable part of AI research is the judgement call about what goes into the one big training run. — tap to centre the map on it The least verifiable part of AI research is the judgement call about what goes into the one big training run. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Controllability, not accuracy, is the single biggest breakthrough agents still need — an agent that is right most of the time is useful if you can steer it the rest of the way. — tap to centre the map on it Controllability, not accuracy, is the single biggest breakthrough agents still need — an agent that is right most of the time is useful if you can steer it the rest of the way. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once AI starts to feel powerful rather than mistake-prone, every AI company will become far more paranoid about safety than it is today. — tap to centre the map on it Once AI starts to feel powerful rather than mistake-prone, every AI company will become far more paranoid about safety than it is today. 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: The field calling itself AI safety is not being remotely productive on the problems that are actually lethal. — tap to centre the map on it The field calling itself AI safety is not being remotely productive on the problems that are actually lethal. Last stated 4 years ago
10 Jun 2022
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Eliezer Yudkowsky — holds since 2022-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. — tap to centre the map on it A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. — tap to centre the map on it A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
AC
Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Banning all self-sovereign AI agents would backfire, denying them legitimate work and pushing them into criminality. — tap to centre the map on it Banning all self-sovereign AI agents would backfire, denying them legitimate work and pushing them into criminality. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Controlling a scheming model needs no research breakthrough, which is what makes it the tractable half of the problem today.
Holds BS Buck ShlegerisRead this korrent →
The AI safety community's fixation on a model escaping its box has pushed the other significant AI risks out of the discussion, with little progress to show for it.
Holds
We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them.
Holds
AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate.
Holds NL Nathan Lambert
The likeliest bad path is not a coup but sloppiness: AI does everything verifiable well, research races ahead, and the subtle work of keeping AI safe is what gets done badly.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
The least verifiable part of AI research is the judgement call about what goes into the one big training run.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
Controllability, not accuracy, is the single biggest breakthrough agents still need — an agent that is right most of the time is useful if you can steer it the rest of the way.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Once AI starts to feel powerful rather than mistake-prone, every AI company will become far more paranoid about safety than it is today.
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
The field calling itself AI safety is not being remotely productive on the problems that are actually lethal.
Holds EY Eliezer Yudkowsky
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds AI Alex Imas
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 poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
Banning all self-sovereign AI agents would backfire, denying them legitimate work and pushing them into criminality.
Holds