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13 connected korrents · 11 moments from 26 Feb 2022 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Critique-and-reply debates in the social sciences are absurdly adversarial; hardly anyone admits an error Critique-and-reply debates in the socialsciences are absurdly adversarial; hardlyanyone admits an error DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2002–2003 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social media commentary tends to combine aggressive ignorance with performative opinion-sharing. — tap to centre the map on it Social media commentary tends tocombine aggressive ignorance withperformative opinion-sharing. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Maybe fallible humans have an inherent advantage over AI by being forgivable — tap to centre the map on it Maybe fallible humans have aninherent advantage over AI by beingforgivable Last stated 5 years ago 26 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: People disagreeing about AI capability are speaking past each other, because they are using models of very different tiers on very different kinds of task. — tap to centre the map on it People disagreeing about AIcapability are speaking past eachother, because they are using modelsof very different tiers on verydifferent kinds of task. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tossed coin is more likely to land on the same face it started on than on the opposite face. — tap to centre the map on it A tossed coin is more likely to landon the same face it started on thanon the opposite face. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 TH Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it AI content should be labelled ratherthan filtered: content should bejudged by its point of view, neverby the tool that made it. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Critique-and-reply debates in the social sciences are absurdly adversarial; hardly anyone admits an error Last stated c. 2002–2003 Holds Daniel Kahneman Read this korrent →