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2 Jun 2026
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Manually configured filtering rules mostly fail because a person's preferences change over time and the rules require ongoing upkeep. — tap to centre the map on it Manually configured filtering rules mostly fail because a person's preferences change over time and the rules require ongoing upkeep. Last stated 10 months ago
13 Jan 2026
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Full fine-tuning of large language models has become too costly, making parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods necessary. — tap to centre the map on it Full fine-tuning of large language models has become too costly, making parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods necessary. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Dec 2023
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Sebastian Ruder — holds since 2023-12-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: X's algorithmic feed is not healthy for society: it surfaces addictive content and demotes nuance and smaller voices. — tap to centre the map on it X's algorithmic feed is not healthy for society: it surfaces addictive content and demotes nuance and smaller voices. Last stated 3 years ago
15 Mar 2024
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Eoghan McCabe — holds since 2024-03-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As models get better at following instructions, techniques like finetuning and constrained sampling for structured outputs will become less necessary — tap to centre the map on it As models get better at following instructions, techniques like finetuning and constrained sampling for structured outputs will become less necessary Last stated 3 years ago
16 Jan 2024
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unidirectional restrictions are sub-optimal for sentence-level tasks and harmful for token-level tasks that need bidirectional context. — tap to centre the map on it Unidirectional restrictions are sub-optimal for sentence-level tasks and harmful for token-level tasks that need bidirectional context. Last stated 8 years ago
11 Oct 2018
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Kristina Toutanova — holds since 2018-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Ming-Wei Chang — holds since 2018-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Kenton Lee — holds since 2018-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Jacob Devlin — holds since 2018-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. Last stated 8 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. — tap to centre the map on it AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Aug 2024
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2024-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Facebook's feed ads raised no UX red flags mainly because users could not tell them from friends' posts. — tap to centre the map on it Facebook's feed ads raised no UX red flags mainly because users could not tell them from friends' posts. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Judd Antin — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements. — tap to centre the map on it Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Aug 2026
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Casey Newton — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media designers routinely ignore what online-community design already established decades ago. — tap to centre the map on it Social media designers routinely ignore what online-community design already established decades ago. Last stated 12 years ago
13 Nov 2014
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Raph Koster — holds since 2014-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something. — tap to centre the map on it The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something. Last stated 10 years ago
27 Jul 2016
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2016-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Explicit signals like follows and subscriptions are as brittle and hard to maintain as manually tuned filter rules.
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Manually configured filtering rules mostly fail because a person's preferences change over time and the rules require ongoing upkeep.
Holds
Full fine-tuning of large language models has become too costly, making parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods necessary.
Holds
X's algorithmic feed is not healthy for society: it surfaces addictive content and demotes nuance and smaller voices.
Holds
As models get better at following instructions, techniques like finetuning and constrained sampling for structured outputs will become less necessary
Holds
Unidirectional restrictions are sub-optimal for sentence-level tasks and harmful for token-level tasks that need bidirectional context.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough.
Holds
AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them.
Holds
Facebook's feed ads raised no UX red flags mainly because users could not tell them from friends' posts.
Holds
Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements.
Holds
Social media designers routinely ignore what online-community design already established decades ago.
Holds
The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something.
Holds
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds