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LLMs 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: Every sample a model gives you is silently collapsed: each one looks fine, but together they occupy a tiny sliver of the possible space. Every sample a model gives you is silently collapsed: each one looks fine, but together they occupy a tiny sliver of the possible space. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting a robot imagine the next image helps, but it is not essential — the model was surprisingly good without it. — tap to centre the map on it Letting a robot imagine the next image helps, but it is not essential — the model was surprisingly good without it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet. — tap to centre the map on it Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models are enormous only because the internet is bad: most of that capacity does memory work, and a better dataset would need far less of it. — tap to centre the map on it Models are enormous only because the internet is bad: most of that capacity does memory work, and a better dataset would need far less of it. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Editing your writing with a model pulls it towards one homogeneous style, far enough that you lose track of what your own voice was. — tap to centre the map on it Editing your writing with a model pulls it towards one homogeneous style, far enough that you lose track of what your own voice was. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Biology keeps turning up whole classes of things nobody knew existed, and that is what defeats attempts to model it. — tap to centre the map on it Biology keeps turning up whole classes of things nobody knew existed, and that is what defeats attempts to model it. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Sept 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The twin prime conjecture is certainly true, the random model gives overwhelming odds of it, and he just cannot prove it. — tap to centre the map on it The twin prime conjecture is certainly true, the random model gives overwhelming odds of it, and he just cannot prove it. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models resemble each other because pre-training is the same everywhere; what differentiates labs now is RL and post-training. — tap to centre the map on it Models resemble each other because pre-training is the same everywhere; what differentiates labs now is RL and post-training. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models can prove monumental theorems and still have never written an essay worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it Models can prove monumental theorems and still have never written an essay worth reading. Last stated a month ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. — tap to centre the map on it A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. — tap to centre the map on it A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — 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 11 months 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 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 a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. — tap to centre the map on it AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. Last stated 11 months ago
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer. — tap to centre the map on it Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
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Every sample a model gives you is silently collapsed: each one looks fine, but together they occupy a tiny sliver of the possible space.
Holds Read this korrent →
Letting a robot imagine the next image helps, but it is not essential — the model was surprisingly good without it.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet.
Holds
Models are enormous only because the internet is bad: most of that capacity does memory work, and a better dataset would need far less of it.
Holds
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 AO Addy Osmani
Biology keeps turning up whole classes of things nobody knew existed, and that is what defeats attempts to model it.
Holds DL Derek Lowe
The twin prime conjecture is certainly true, the random model gives overwhelming odds of it, and he just cannot prove it.
Holds TT Terence Tao
Models resemble each other because pre-training is the same everywhere; what differentiates labs now is RL and post-training.
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
Models can prove monumental theorems and still have never written an essay worth reading.
Holds
A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it.
Holds MH Molson Hart
A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases.
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
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 AD Anil Dash
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.
Holds CM Charity Majors
AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans.
Holds FC Frank Chimero
Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer.
Holds AO Addy Osmani