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← Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 10 Oct 2023 to 19 Sept 2026.
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AI agents 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: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is good that the agents-talking-to-agents scare happened in 2026 rather than in 2030, when AI could actually be scary enough to warrant it. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that the agents-talking-to-agents scare happened in 2026 rather than in 2030, when AI could actually be scary enough to warrant it. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has basically been hitting its marks as anticipated by people who are really worried about existential threats. — tap to centre the map on it AI has basically been hitting its marks as anticipated by people who are really worried about existential threats. Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody can yet know whether the current enthusiasm for AI is excessive, so anyone claiming conviction about how it resolves is overreaching. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody can yet know whether the current enthusiasm for AI is excessive, so anyone claiming conviction about how it resolves is overreaching. Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
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Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should be more worried about AI bioweapons than they currently are. — tap to centre the map on it People should be more worried about AI bioweapons than they currently are. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biological risk from AI models has been overblown for years: people were shouting about it in 2021 and 2022 and it has not been an issue since. — tap to centre the map on it The biological risk from AI models has been overblown for years: people were shouting about it in 2021 and 2022 and it has not been an issue since. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
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Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether advanced AI poses an existential risk to humanity is currently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Whether advanced AI poses an existential risk to humanity is currently unknowable. Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold. — tap to centre the map on it The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone in a position to know is freaking out about AI potentially killing everyone this decade and wants to pace the frontier. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone in a position to know is freaking out about AI potentially killing everyone this decade and wants to pace the frontier. Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-16 — 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 4 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 model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. Last stated 2 years ago
19 May 2024
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Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI that cannot work out new physics has not equalled human intelligence, let alone surpassed it, because humans have worked out new physics. — tap to centre the map on it An AI that cannot work out new physics has not equalled human intelligence, let alone surpassed it, because humans have worked out new physics. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
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Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
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Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
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It is good that the agents-talking-to-agents scare happened in 2026 rather than in 2030, when AI could actually be scary enough to warrant it.
Holds
AI has basically been hitting its marks as anticipated by people who are really worried about existential threats.
Holds
Nobody can yet know whether the current enthusiasm for AI is excessive, so anyone claiming conviction about how it resolves is overreaching.
Holds
People should be more worried about AI bioweapons than they currently are.
Holds
The biological risk from AI models has been overblown for years: people were shouting about it in 2021 and 2022 and it has not been an issue since.
Holds
Whether advanced AI poses an existential risk to humanity is currently unknowable.
Holds
The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold.
Holds
Everyone in a position to know is freaking out about AI potentially killing everyone this decade and wants to pace the frontier.
Holds
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
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
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Holds
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Holds
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Holds
Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion.
Holds
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Holds
An AI that cannot work out new physics has not equalled human intelligence, let alone surpassed it, because humans have worked out new physics.
Holds
Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence.
Holds