Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← Fearmongering about AI destroys the possibility of building something…
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 24 Oct 2017 to 3 Oct 2026.
Everything filed under AI alignment
AI alignment
Everything filed under AGI
AGI
Everything filed under AI agents
AI agents
Everything filed under reinforcement learning
reinforcement learning
Everything filed under behavioural science
behavioural science
Everything filed under agency
agency
Everything filed under religion
religion 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: Fearmongering about AI destroys the possibility of building something good with it, so the line to walk is serious concern without fear. Fearmongering about AI destroys the possibility of building something good with it, so the line to walk is serious concern without fear. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Publicly expressing fear of AI can function as virtue signaling rather than genuine concern. — tap to centre the map on it Publicly expressing fear of AI can function as virtue signaling rather than genuine concern. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
DL
Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The thing to fear about a new technology is not the technology but the maladaptive ways people adapt to it — with AI, what people will do, not what AI will do. — tap to centre the map on it The thing to fear about a new technology is not the technology but the maladaptive ways people adapt to it — with AI, what people will do, not what AI will do. Last stated 2 years ago
25 May 2024
CR
Charan Ranganath — holds since 2024-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who already ran through walls are on an upward slope with AI, while those scared to, who externalize blockers and get stuck, may not be empowered by it. — tap to centre the map on it People who already ran through walls are on an upward slope with AI, while those scared to, who externalize blockers and get stuck, may not be empowered by it. Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person can do something that frightens them without first overcoming their fear. — tap to centre the map on it A person can do something that frightens them without first overcoming their fear. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The worry is not unaligned AI but unaligned humans with AI. — tap to centre the map on it The worry is not unaligned AI but unaligned humans with AI. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Feb 2026
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Never project human mental properties onto an artificial intelligence; the difference between the two architectures is the reason to worry, not a reason not to. — tap to centre the map on it Never project human mental properties onto an artificial intelligence; the difference between the two architectures is the reason to worry, not a reason not to. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Oct 2017
ÉT
Émile P. Torres — holds since 2017-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue. — tap to centre the map on it People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold. — tap to centre the map on it The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
NL
Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
CH
Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
DD
Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. — tap to centre the map on it A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Nov 2025
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a realistic simulator is exactly as hard as building the agent, because the simulator is itself a large AI model. — tap to centre the map on it Building a realistic simulator is exactly as hard as building the agent, because the simulator is itself a large AI model. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
DD
Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
RK
Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Fearmongering about AI destroys the possibility of building something good with it, so the line to walk is serious concern without fear.
Holds Read this korrent →
Publicly expressing fear of AI can function as virtue signaling rather than genuine concern.
Holds
The thing to fear about a new technology is not the technology but the maladaptive ways people adapt to it — with AI, what people will do, not what AI will do.
Holds
People who already ran through walls are on an upward slope with AI, while those scared to, who externalize blockers and get stuck, may not be empowered by it.
Holds
A person can do something that frightens them without first overcoming their fear.
Holds
The worry is not unaligned AI but unaligned humans with AI.
Holds
Never project human mental properties onto an artificial intelligence; the difference between the two architectures is the reason to worry, not a reason not to.
Holds
People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue.
Holds
The rising level of public concern about AI extinction risk is overblown relative to how progress will actually unfold.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
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 model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Holds
A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel.
Holds
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Holds
Building a realistic simulator is exactly as hard as building the agent, because the simulator is itself a large AI model.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds