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← Humans are pattern-seeking animals, always on the lookout for new information.

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 17 Jul 2014 to 15 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under measuring intelligence measuring intelligence Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Humans are pattern-seeking animals, always on the lookout for new information. Humans are pattern-seeking animals, alwayson the lookout for new information. Last stated 12 years ago 17 Jul 2014 CP Christopher Paolini — holds since 2014-07-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans, as social mammals, are on a lifelong quest to feel safe. — tap to centre the map on it Humans, as social mammals, are on alifelong quest to feel safe. Last stated 4 years ago 10 May 2022 SP Stephen Porges — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: People have more repeatable patterns than they think; they are just not great at identifying them. — tap to centre the map on it People have more repeatable patternsthan they think; they are just notgreat at identifying them. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because humans are individuals, they are hard to connect to one another and keep up to date, unlike computers — tap to centre the map on it Because humans are individuals, theyare hard to connect to one anotherand keep up to date, unlikecomputers YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: What humans have in common with animals is the interesting part of intelligence; what distinguishes us deserves less attention, not more. — tap to centre the map on it What humans have in common withanimals is the interesting part ofintelligence; what distinguishes usdeserves less attention, not more. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human beings possess an internal radar that constantly scans reality to find evidence that confirms their existing beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it Human beings possess an internalradar that constantly scans realityto find evidence that confirms theirexisting beliefs. Last stated a year ago 1 Oct 2025 MG Micah Goodman — holds since 2025-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are social animals rather than truth-seeking ones, so telling the truth is not what we are built for and always costs energy. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are social animals ratherthan truth-seeking ones, so tellingthe truth is not what we are builtfor and always costs energy. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Dec 2023 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans have been living in the presence of a superintelligence their entire lives. — tap to centre the map on it Humans have been living in thepresence of a superintelligencetheir entire lives. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are always going to be drawn to other humans. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are always going to be drawnto other humans. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it A suitably advanced digital computercan acquire general intelligence. Last stated 12 years ago 16 Jan 2015 SH Sam Harris — holds since 2015-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial generalintelligence cannot exist withoutbeing recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago 10 Jun 2025 SH Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of measure needs defining,perhaps via a chain of increasinglyhard problems, each pair of which asingle model can solve. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Humans are pattern-seeking animals, always on the lookout for new information. Last stated 17 Jul 2014 · 12 years ago Holds Christopher Paolini Read this korrent →