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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. Expecting technology to keepaccelerating is a bias of ourparticular moment; for most of humanhistory the tools did not change atall. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Dec 2024 AF Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning. — tap to centre the map on it The date that matters forrobotics is not when thetechnology is finished butwhen the data flywheel starts… Last stated 12 months ago 12 Sept 2025 SL Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones. — tap to centre the map on it The share of income spent onthings only a human can dowill stay negligible, becausenew things to buy keep being… Last stated 3 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed — tap to centre the map on it Technological progress did notslow down from 1970 to thepresent, compared with itspre-1970 speed Last stated 7 years ago 19 Nov 2019 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2014-01-01 — tap for who they are SA Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Technological determinism is only believable low down the tech tree; higher up we already choose which paths not to take. — tap to centre the map on it Technological determinism isonly believable low down thetech tree; higher up wealready choose which paths not… Last stated 5 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a fast-changing industry, anyone genuinely keeping up will change their mind as the developments happen. — tap to centre the map on it In a fast-changing industry,anyone genuinely keeping upwill change their mind as thedevelopments happen. Last stated today 7 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI has accelerated the pace of development but not the pace of business, and that mismatch will become more and more apparent. — tap to centre the map on it AI has accelerated the pace ofdevelopment but not the paceof business, and that mismatchwill become more and more… Last stated 2 months ago 1 Jul 2026 KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The thing worth finding is the exponential with the steepest curve that will run the longest — decades ago that was Moore’s law, and today it is AI progress. — tap to centre the map on it The thing worth finding is theexponential with the steepestcurve that will run thelongest — decades ago that was… Last stated a month ago 29 Jul 2026 AW Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new technology is judged against perfection rather than against the thing it would replace, which is why it always comes up short. — tap to centre the map on it A new technology is judgedagainst perfection rather thanagainst the thing it wouldreplace, which is why it… Last stated 2 months ago 20 Jul 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. Last stated 22 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago Holds Adam Frank Read this korrent →