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← Humans cannot out-compete AI by trying to match or exceed its raw output volume.
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China 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: Humans cannot out-compete AI by trying to match or exceed its raw output volume. Humans cannot out-compete AI by trying to match or exceed its raw output volume. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competing with AI in producing outputs is a losing game; human advantages should be used to work with AI on things neither could do alone. — tap to centre the map on it Competing with AI in producing outputs is a losing game; human advantages should be used to work with AI on things neither could do alone. Last stated 3 days ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An end-to-end self-improving AI is probably possible, but it is not even desirable, because it is a hard-takeoff scenario. — tap to centre the map on it An end-to-end self-improving AI is probably possible, but it is not even desirable, because it is a hard-takeoff scenario. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems keep trying hard outside training because a model that only exerted itself when it detected training would be useless and would be selected away. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems keep trying hard outside training because a model that only exerted itself when it detected training would be useless and would be selected away. Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a race to beat China on AI, the winners would be the AIs rather than humans. — tap to centre the map on it In a race to beat China on AI, the winners would be the AIs rather than humans. Last stated a week ago
14 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AIs fighting AIs on behalf of humans is more likely than AI fighting humanity. — tap to centre the map on it AIs fighting AIs on behalf of humans is more likely than AI fighting humanity. Last stated 5 days ago
16 Sept 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People disagreeing about AI capability are speaking past each other, because they are using models of very different tiers on very different kinds of task. — tap to centre the map on it People disagreeing about AI capability are speaking past each other, because they are using models of very different tiers on very different kinds of task. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults. — tap to centre the map on it Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is essentially no cognitive task humans do where AI improvement is failing to transfer at all. — tap to centre the map on it There is essentially no cognitive task humans do where AI improvement is failing to transfer at all. Last stated a month ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — 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: 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 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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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
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
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Humans cannot out-compete AI by trying to match or exceed its raw output volume.
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Competing with AI in producing outputs is a losing game; human advantages should be used to work with AI on things neither could do alone.
Holds
An end-to-end self-improving AI is probably possible, but it is not even desirable, because it is a hard-takeoff scenario.
Holds
AI systems keep trying hard outside training because a model that only exerted itself when it detected training would be useless and would be selected away.
Holds
In a race to beat China on AI, the winners would be the AIs rather than humans.
Holds
AIs fighting AIs on behalf of humans is more likely than AI fighting humanity.
Holds
People disagreeing about AI capability are speaking past each other, because they are using models of very different tiers on very different kinds of task.
Holds
Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults.
Holds
There is essentially no cognitive task humans do where AI improvement is failing to transfer at all.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
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
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 poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds