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12 Aug 2026
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Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it. — tap to centre the map on it People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people who would most need to disclose AI-generated content are the least motivated to actually disclose it. — tap to centre the map on it The people who would most need to disclose AI-generated content are the least motivated to actually disclose it. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People have grown accustomed to AI being non-deterministic and occasionally wrong, so it carries little brand risk anymore. — tap to centre the map on it People have grown accustomed to AI being non-deterministic and occasionally wrong, so it carries little brand risk anymore. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media has become dominated by low-value AI-generated content. — tap to centre the map on it Social media has become dominated by low-value AI-generated content. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception. — tap to centre the map on it Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Feb 2018
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Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current AI models are worse colleagues than humans, because they routinely imply they did a task they did not actually do. — tap to centre the map on it Current AI models are worse colleagues than humans, because they routinely imply they did a task they did not actually do. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We should want more tools and fewer operated machines; the real AI game changers will have little to do with plain content generation. — tap to centre the map on it We should want more tools and fewer operated machines; the real AI game changers will have little to do with plain content generation. Last stated 3 years ago
by 1 May 2023
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Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — 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
Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. Last stated 3 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. — tap to centre the map on it In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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
At the centre
Human-made promotional shilling can be worse than AI-generated junk because real effort was wasted on it.
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A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
People do not value or care about something built by AI, regardless of its quality, because no personal effort went into it.
Holds
The people who would most need to disclose AI-generated content are the least motivated to actually disclose it.
Holds
People have grown accustomed to AI being non-deterministic and occasionally wrong, so it carries little brand risk anymore.
Holds
Social media has become dominated by low-value AI-generated content.
Holds
Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception.
Holds
Current AI models are worse colleagues than humans, because they routinely imply they did a task they did not actually do.
Holds
We should want more tools and fewer operated machines; the real AI game changers will have little to do with plain content generation.
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
AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse.
Holds
AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning.
Holds
AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful.
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