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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 15 Aug 2019 to 26 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about peer review .
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26 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Activism and ideological conformity weaken scholarly norms in academia. — tap to centre the map on it Activism and ideological conformity weaken scholarly norms in academia. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Razib Khan — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. — tap to centre the map on it Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. — tap to centre the map on it History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Aug 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas. — tap to centre the map on it Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Peer review is one of the things genuinely wrong with academia, not a safeguard that mostly works. — tap to centre the map on it Peer review is one of the things genuinely wrong with academia, not a safeguard that mostly works. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pre-grant peer review predicts which research will have impact substantially better than chance does. — tap to centre the map on it Pre-grant peer review predicts which research will have impact substantially better than chance does. Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jan 2021
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Published effect sizes shrink as more studies are done, and that decline is what the replication crisis is made of. — tap to centre the map on it Published effect sizes shrink as more studies are done, and that decline is what the replication crisis is made of. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. 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: A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe. — tap to centre the map on it Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-01 — tap for who they are
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI loss-of-control risk could materialize within years, not decades — tap to centre the map on it AI loss-of-control risk could materialize within years, not decades Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alignment failures that matter will not show up at safe capability levels, because the reason to hide misbehaviour only exists once hiding it pays. — tap to centre the map on it Alignment failures that matter will not show up at safe capability levels, because the reason to hide misbehaviour only exists once hiding it pays. Last stated 4 years ago
10 Jun 2022
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Eliezer Yudkowsky — holds since 2022-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alignment of today's models is going well enough to look solvable, while aligning models we can no longer understand remains unsolved. — tap to centre the map on it Alignment of today's models is going well enough to look solvable, while aligning models we can no longer understand remains unsolved. Last stated 8 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Jan Leike — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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
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Fear of strong AI models killing everyone was not based on scientific research or market prices.
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Activism and ideological conformity weaken scholarly norms in academia.
Holds
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Holds
Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do.
Holds
History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say.
Holds
Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas.
Holds
Peer review is one of the things genuinely wrong with academia, not a safeguard that mostly works.
Holds
Pre-grant peer review predicts which research will have impact substantially better than chance does.
Holds
Published effect sizes shrink as more studies are done, and that decline is what the replication crisis is made of.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds
A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI.
Holds
Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us.
Holds
Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe.
Holds
AI loss-of-control risk could materialize within years, not decades
Holds
Alignment failures that matter will not show up at safe capability levels, because the reason to hide misbehaviour only exists once hiding it pays.
Holds
Alignment of today's models is going well enough to look solvable, while aligning models we can no longer understand remains unsolved.
Holds
A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation.
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