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management 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: Delegating a task to an AI agent only works if the output can be verified, which requires defining success criteria first. Delegating a task to an AI agent only works if the output can be verified, which requires defining success criteria first. Last stated 5 months ago
3 May 2026
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Eugene Yan — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delegating operational tasks to an AI agent does not introduce a fundamentally new category of risk, since the agent should be bound by the same constraints as existing production systems. — tap to centre the map on it Delegating operational tasks to an AI agent does not introduce a fundamentally new category of risk, since the agent should be bound by the same constraints as existing production systems. Last stated 5 months ago
27 Apr 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-04-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Using an AI system to write code is delegating a task to a non-deterministic agent, not using a new layer of abstraction. — tap to centre the map on it Using an AI system to write code is delegating a task to a non-deterministic agent, not using a new layer of abstraction. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Rakhim Davletkaliyev — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delegating work to AI is not the same as giving it to a human, because the oversight cannot be handed off. — tap to centre the map on it Delegating work to AI is not the same as giving it to a human, because the oversight cannot be handed off. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding works when a person owns the architecture and scopes the agent to small pieces of it, and fails when the whole thing is handed over. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding works when a person owns the architecture and scopes the agent to small pieces of it, and fails when the whole thing is handed over. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent's confidence that something will work is not evidence that it actually will. — tap to centre the map on it An AI agent's confidence that something will work is not evidence that it actually will. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
KD
Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company will only go as far in AI as its CEO does, and it is not something a CEO can delegate. — tap to centre the map on it A company will only go as far in AI as its CEO does, and it is not something a CEO can delegate. Last stated 4 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delegating to AI is fundamentally different from delegating to a human. — tap to centre the map on it Delegating to AI is fundamentally different from delegating to a human. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 of performing a job, it may not be permitted 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: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
HR
Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI labs are extremely dependent on chain-of-thought monitoring, which may not last much longer as models edge into steganographic obfuscation. — tap to centre the map on it AI labs are extremely dependent on chain-of-thought monitoring, which may not last much longer as models edge into steganographic obfuscation. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI misalignment from reward hacking is sequestered to graded tasks and does not affect core ethics in normal use. — tap to centre the map on it AI misalignment from reward hacking is sequestered to graded tasks and does not affect core ethics in normal use. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
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Delegating a task to an AI agent only works if the output can be verified, which requires defining success criteria first.
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Delegating operational tasks to an AI agent does not introduce a fundamentally new category of risk, since the agent should be bound by the same constraints as existing production systems.
Holds
Using an AI system to write code is delegating a task to a non-deterministic agent, not using a new layer of abstraction.
Holds
Delegating work to AI is not the same as giving it to a human, because the oversight cannot be handed off.
Holds
AI coding works when a person owns the architecture and scopes the agent to small pieces of it, and fails when the whole thing is handed over.
Holds
An AI agent's confidence that something will work is not evidence that it actually will.
Holds
A company will only go as far in AI as its CEO does, and it is not something a CEO can delegate.
Holds
Delegating to AI is fundamentally different from delegating to a human.
Holds
Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds
A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI.
Holds
Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us.
Holds
A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation.
Holds
AI labs are extremely dependent on chain-of-thought monitoring, which may not last much longer as models edge into steganographic obfuscation.
Holds
AI misalignment from reward hacking is sequestered to graded tasks and does not affect core ethics in normal use.
Holds