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benchmarks 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: Experimenting with mental models does not require high craft and is better done at speed, in the open, in iteration than by polishing something that is the wrong shape. Experimenting with mental models does not require high craft and is better done at speed, in the open, in iteration than by polishing something that is the wrong shape. Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When what is being tested is the underlying mental model, it is probably not worth polishing, because the thing might not make sense; knowing when craft and polish are needed is important. — tap to centre the map on it When what is being tested is the underlying mental model, it is probably not worth polishing, because the thing might not make sense; knowing when craft and polish are needed is important. Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no real impediment to models running their own research loop and improving themselves at a far more rapid rate. — tap to centre the map on it There is no real impediment to models running their own research loop and improving themselves at a far more rapid rate. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — 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 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can make an existing algorithm a hundred times faster and still cannot invent a better one, however long you give it. — tap to centre the map on it A model can make an existing algorithm a hundred times faster and still cannot invent a better one, however long you give it. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — 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 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models are very good at busy work but not at the actual ideas and design thinking, so good ideas are the currency these days. — tap to centre the map on it Models are very good at busy work but not at the actual ideas and design thinking, so good ideas are the currency these days. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models look far better on evals than they are in the world because researchers, inadvertently, take inspiration from the evals when they build RL environments. — tap to centre the map on it Models look far better on evals than they are in the world because researchers, inadvertently, take inspiration from the evals when they build RL environments. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sketching a fix in a design tool is probably quicker, and closer to the intended result, than going back and forth in words with an AI. — tap to centre the map on it Sketching a fix in a design tool is probably quicker, and closer to the intended result, than going back and forth in words with an AI. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Ron Goldin — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 5 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. Last stated yesterday
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated a month ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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Experimenting with mental models does not require high craft and is better done at speed, in the open, in iteration than by polishing something that is the wrong shape.
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When what is being tested is the underlying mental model, it is probably not worth polishing, because the thing might not make sense; knowing when craft and polish are needed is important.
Holds
There is no real impediment to models running their own research loop and improving themselves at a far more rapid rate.
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
A model can make an existing algorithm a hundred times faster and still cannot invent a better one, however long you give it.
Holds
Letting a robot imagine the next image helps, but it is not essential — the model was surprisingly good without it.
Holds
Models are very good at busy work but not at the actual ideas and design thinking, so good ideas are the currency these days.
Holds
Models look far better on evals than they are in the world because researchers, inadvertently, take inspiration from the evals when they build RL environments.
Holds
Sketching a fix in a design tool is probably quicker, and closer to the intended result, than going back and forth in words with an AI.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Holds
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Holds
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds