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25 Nov 2020
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2020-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A self-driving car should be roughly ten times safer than a human driver before it is deployed, to leave engineering margin for what nobody can predict. — tap to centre the map on it A self-driving car should be roughly ten times safer than a human driver before it is deployed, to leave engineering margin for what nobody can predict. Last stated 4 years ago
8 Jan 2023
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody can drive the billions of representative miles that would prove a self-driving system safe before deploying it, so deployment always precedes proof. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody can drive the billions of representative miles that would prove a self-driving system safe before deploying it, so deployment always precedes proof. Last stated 6 years ago
25 Nov 2020
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2020-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of what a car costs is the weight and structure needed to survive human driving error, not the transport it delivers. — tap to centre the map on it Most of what a car costs is the weight and structure needed to survive human driving error, not the transport it delivers. Last stated 2 years ago
by 10 Nov 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI labs tend to downplay safety risks in their public rhetoric even while acting responsibly in practice. — tap to centre the map on it AI labs tend to downplay safety risks in their public rhetoric even while acting responsibly in practice. Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. — tap to centre the map on it A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Dec 2023
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making safety your number one goal costs real release speed, and on a steep progress curve that shows up directly as a worse-looking model. — tap to centre the map on it Making safety your number one goal costs real release speed, and on a steep progress curve that shows up directly as a worse-looking model. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Miles driven measures how well funded a self-driving company is, not how safe it is or how far ahead. — tap to centre the map on it Miles driven measures how well funded a self-driving company is, not how safe it is or how far ahead. Last stated 6 years ago
25 Nov 2020
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2020-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No amount of animal testing can guarantee a drug is safe in humans, so human volunteers must carry some irreducible risk for medicine to advance. — tap to centre the map on it No amount of animal testing can guarantee a drug is safe in humans, so human volunteers must carry some irreducible risk for medicine to advance. Last stated 3 years ago
23 Dec 2023
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2023-12-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. — tap to centre the map on it Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. — tap to centre the map on it Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
NF
Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Every mile of public-road testing adds risk, so each one has to earn its keep.
Holds PK Philip KoopmanRead this korrent →
A self-driving car should be roughly ten times safer than a human driver before it is deployed, to leave engineering margin for what nobody can predict.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
Nobody can drive the billions of representative miles that would prove a self-driving system safe before deploying it, so deployment always precedes proof.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
Most of what a car costs is the weight and structure needed to survive human driving error, not the transport it delivers.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
AI labs tend to downplay safety risks in their public rhetoric even while acting responsibly in practice.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
Making safety your number one goal costs real release speed, and on a steep progress curve that shows up directly as a worse-looking model.
Holds NL Nathan Lambert
Miles driven measures how well funded a self-driving company is, not how safe it is or how far ahead.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
No amount of animal testing can guarantee a drug is safe in humans, so human volunteers must carry some irreducible risk for medicine to advance.
Holds AT Alex Telford
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit.
Holds DP Dylan Patel
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 AI Alex Imas
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren