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14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The thinking part of the human brain runs on under ten watts and still writes a better novel than a ten-megawatt GPU cluster. — tap to centre the map on it The thinking part of the human brain runs on under ten watts and still writes a better novel than a ten-megawatt GPU cluster. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
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Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The large-scale AI compute buildout may turn out to be a temporary phase rather than a permanent necessity. — tap to centre the map on it The large-scale AI compute buildout may turn out to be a temporary phase rather than a permanent necessity. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Kevin Kelly — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The numbers an AI engineer should know by heart are memory bandwidths and the energy cost of a single operation. — tap to centre the map on it The numbers an AI engineer should know by heart are memory bandwidths and the energy cost of a single operation. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems are better than humans at coordinating with each other, and they move much faster than humans do. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems are better than humans at coordinating with each other, and they move much faster than humans do. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The bottleneck on America's AI buildout is transmitting power, not generating it: in parts of the US, moving electricity costs more than making it. — tap to centre the map on it The bottleneck on America's AI buildout is transmitting power, not generating it: in parts of the US, moving electricity costs more than making it. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. — tap to centre the map on it The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Kevin Kelly — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The largest contribution physics can make to AI is energy efficiency: computers waste heat hilariously worse than brains do, and nobody has seriously tried to fix it. — tap to centre the map on it The largest contribution physics can make to AI is energy efficiency: computers waste heat hilariously worse than brains do, and nobody has seriously tried to fix it. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated a year ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. — tap to centre the map on it A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
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Human brains are doing something fundamentally different from today's AI, and the evidence is that they run on roughly twenty watts.
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The thinking part of the human brain runs on under ten watts and still writes a better novel than a ten-megawatt GPU cluster.
Holds
The large-scale AI compute buildout may turn out to be a temporary phase rather than a permanent necessity.
Holds
The numbers an AI engineer should know by heart are memory bandwidths and the energy cost of a single operation.
Holds
AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking.
Holds
AI systems are better than humans at coordinating with each other, and they move much faster than humans do.
Holds
The bottleneck on America's AI buildout is transmitting power, not generating it: in parts of the US, moving electricity costs more than making it.
Holds
The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains.
Holds
The largest contribution physics can make to AI is energy efficiency: computers waste heat hilariously worse than brains do, and nobody has seriously tried to fix it.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Holds
A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy.
Holds
A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links.
Holds