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19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development. — tap to centre the map on it Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Relying on AI assistance to do a task reduces a person's performance and persistence, and denies them the muscle memory and deep understanding that comes from working through it by hand. — tap to centre the map on it Relying on AI assistance to do a task reduces a person's performance and persistence, and denies them the muscle memory and deep understanding that comes from working through it by hand. Last stated 6 months ago
16 Apr 2026
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Kyle Kingsbury — holds since 2026-04-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage. — tap to centre the map on it AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who let AI take over their writing stop thinking. — tap to centre the map on it People who let AI take over their writing stop thinking. Last stated a week ago
13 Oct 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When not an expert in an area, one tends to trust AI and later learns it does stupid stuff. — tap to centre the map on it When not an expert in an area, one tends to trust AI and later learns it does stupid stuff. Last stated 3 days ago
19 Oct 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more. — tap to centre the map on it Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Renouncing your own cognitive ability because the models are good is premature, because companies still pay an enormous premium for it. — tap to centre the map on it Renouncing your own cognitive ability because the models are good is premature, because companies still pay an enormous premium for it. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current fears about AI causing harmful cognitive offloading are largely based on outdated impressions of early chatbots rather than today's AI tools. — tap to centre the map on it Current fears about AI causing harmful cognitive offloading are largely based on outdated impressions of early chatbots rather than today's AI tools. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. Last stated a month ago
7 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — 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 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer.
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Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development.
Holds
Relying on AI assistance to do a task reduces a person's performance and persistence, and denies them the muscle memory and deep understanding that comes from working through it by hand.
Holds
AI works as a tool that helps create what is in your head, not as the output; when people realize something was created only by AI, they disengage.
Holds
People who let AI take over their writing stop thinking.
Holds
When not an expert in an area, one tends to trust AI and later learns it does stupid stuff.
Holds
Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more.
Holds
Renouncing your own cognitive ability because the models are good is premature, because companies still pay an enormous premium for it.
Holds
Current fears about AI causing harmful cognitive offloading are largely based on outdated impressions of early chatbots rather than today's AI tools.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it.
Holds
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Holds
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Holds
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds