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19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking writing feedback from an LLM does not bleach out a writer's personal style. — tap to centre the map on it Taking writing feedback from an LLM does not bleach out a writer's personal style. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feeling you have a grip on AI by getting your skills in the right order and your review flow right is probably a lot of cope for the fact that the models are still inconsistent. — tap to centre the map on it Feeling you have a grip on AI by getting your skills in the right order and your review flow right is probably a lot of cope for the fact that the models are still inconsistent. Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Newer model releases have got worse at producing text that is actually pleasant to read and understand. — tap to centre the map on it Newer model releases have got worse at producing text that is actually pleasant to read and understand. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models have no culture — no written record they hand to one another — and that absence is one of the things holding them back. — tap to centre the map on it Language models have no culture — no written record they hand to one another — and that absence is one of the things holding them back. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The medium of designing with models is nondeterministic enough that without real prompts flowing through it, an idea can look great in a design review and be completely different when users use it. — tap to centre the map on it The medium of designing with models is nondeterministic enough that without real prompts flowing through it, an idea can look great in a design review and be completely different when users use it. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models are getting better at design but are still really far from having good taste, so the designer makes up for that by asking for sheer volume of options. — tap to centre the map on it Models are getting better at design but are still really far from having good taste, so the designer makes up for that by asking for sheer volume of options. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before. — tap to centre the map on it Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before. Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. — tap to centre the map on it In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Relying on AI assistance to do a task reduces a person's performance and persistence, and denies them the muscle memory and deep understanding that comes from working through it by hand. — tap to centre the map on it Relying on AI assistance to do a task reduces a person's performance and persistence, and denies them the muscle memory and deep understanding that comes from working through it by hand. Last stated 6 months ago
16 Apr 2026
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Kyle Kingsbury — holds since 2026-04-16 — tap for who they are
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Editing your writing with a model pulls it towards one homogeneous style, far enough that you lose track of what your own voice was.
Holds Read this korrent →
Taking writing feedback from an LLM does not bleach out a writer's personal style.
Holds
Feeling you have a grip on AI by getting your skills in the right order and your review flow right is probably a lot of cope for the fact that the models are still inconsistent.
Holds
Newer model releases have got worse at producing text that is actually pleasant to read and understand.
Holds
AI should be used as much as possible for writing as reporting, but should not replace writing as thinking.
Holds
Language models have no culture — no written record they hand to one another — and that absence is one of the things holding them back.
Holds
The medium of designing with models is nondeterministic enough that without real prompts flowing through it, an idea can look great in a design review and be completely different when users use it.
Holds
Models are getting better at design but are still really far from having good taste, so the designer makes up for that by asking for sheer volume of options.
Holds
Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse.
Holds
AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors.
Holds
AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful.
Holds
Relying on AI assistance to do a task reduces a person's performance and persistence, and denies them the muscle memory and deep understanding that comes from working through it by hand.
Holds