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AI alignment 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: Engineers were promised that understanding the computer would be enough, and the human skills they were told they could skip turn out to be the hard part. Engineers were promised that understanding the computer would be enough, and the human skills they were told they could skip turn out to be the hard part. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie. — tap to centre the map on it Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time. — tap to centre the map on it A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The skill that matters now is not prompt engineering but giving a model a way to verify its own work, and it is the thing people most often get wrong. — tap to centre the map on it The skill that matters now is not prompt engineering but giving a model a way to verify its own work, and it is the thing people most often get wrong. Last stated a month ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Programming, not diagramming, is where an engineer actually learns, because code is the point at which you can no longer fool yourself about what you understand. — tap to centre the map on it Programming, not diagramming, is where an engineer actually learns, because code is the point at which you can no longer fool yourself about what you understand. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An excellent engineer who still reads the agent's diffs carefully before checking them in is going to get fired. — tap to centre the map on it An excellent engineer who still reads the agent's diffs carefully before checking them in is going to get fired. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers. — tap to centre the map on it Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with coding agents is exhausting rather than deskilling, and that exhaustion — not the technology — is what limits how many projects one engineer can run at once. — tap to centre the map on it Working with coding agents is exhausting rather than deskilling, and that exhaustion — not the technology — is what limits how many projects one engineer can run at once. Last stated 6 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. — tap to centre the map on it No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. Last stated 5 days ago
2 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. — tap to centre the map on it A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 5 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable. — tap to centre the map on it A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Engineers were promised that understanding the computer would be enough, and the human skills they were told they could skip turn out to be the hard part.
Holds KB Kent BeckRead this korrent →
Promising twice the work in half the time without the hard-won technical skills is simply a lie.
Holds KB Kent Beck
A company that stops hiring new graduates because AI makes juniors look unnecessary will have no senior engineers in a few years' time.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
The skill that matters now is not prompt engineering but giving a model a way to verify its own work, and it is the thing people most often get wrong.
Holds
Programming, not diagramming, is where an engineer actually learns, because code is the point at which you can no longer fool yourself about what you understand.
Holds KB Kent Beck
An excellent engineer who still reads the agent's diffs carefully before checking them in is going to get fired.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
Predicting that AI would write 90% of the code was never a prediction that we would need 90% fewer software engineers.
Holds DA Dario Amodei
Working with coding agents is exhausting rather than deskilling, and that exhaustion — not the technology — is what limits how many projects one engineer can run at once.
Holds
No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces.
Holds
A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares.
Holds ER Eric Ries
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Holds CM Charity Majors
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Holds
A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable.
Holds