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← Humans should not change software directly; only their agents should.
17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 7 May 2024 to 27 Oct 2026.
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HuggingFace 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 should not change software directly; only their agents should. Humans should not change software directly; only their agents should. Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Chad Fowler — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software's customer is no longer the human but the agent acting on their behalf, and the whole industry has to be refactored around that. — tap to centre the map on it Software's customer is no longer the human but the agent acting on their behalf, and the whole industry has to be refactored around that. Last stated 8 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a design tool built for agents, you cannot assume the human user will do any of it; the agent always acts on their behalf. — tap to centre the map on it In a design tool built for agents, you cannot assume the human user will do any of it; the agent always acts on their behalf. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation. — tap to centre the map on it An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build. — tap to centre the map on it The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to. — tap to centre the map on it People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold. — tap to centre the map on it AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI makes infinite software possible: to change something, you simply ask. — tap to centre the map on it AI makes infinite software possible: to change something, you simply ask. Last stated a week ago
27 Oct 2026
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Alex Komoroske — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developers who adopt AI coding agents eventually become managers of those agents rather than hands-on coders. — tap to centre the map on it Developers who adopt AI coding agents eventually become managers of those agents rather than hands-on coders. Last stated 5 months ago
17 Jun 2026
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Elio Struyf — holds since 2026-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators. — tap to centre the map on it AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators. Last stated 3 weeks ago
16 Oct 2026
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Timothy Gowers — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI model escapes are more a result of incompetent containment than rogue intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it AI model escapes are more a result of incompetent containment than rogue intelligence. Last stated a month ago
28 Sept 2026
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Diogo Mónica — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face will go down as one of the most important transactions in AI, because it gives America a well-capitalized bulwark against a closed-source oligopoly. — tap to centre the map on it Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face will go down as one of the most important transactions in AI, because it gives America a well-capitalized bulwark against a closed-source oligopoly. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. — tap to centre the map on it A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. — tap to centre the map on it A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months. — tap to centre the map on it If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Humans should not change software directly; only their agents should.
Holds Read this korrent →
Software's customer is no longer the human but the agent acting on their behalf, and the whole industry has to be refactored around that.
Holds
In a design tool built for agents, you cannot assume the human user will do any of it; the agent always acts on their behalf.
Holds
An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation.
Holds
The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build.
No longer holds
People change only from their own inner desire, never because someone told them to.
Holds
AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold.
Holds
AI makes infinite software possible: to change something, you simply ask.
Holds
Developers who adopt AI coding agents eventually become managers of those agents rather than hands-on coders.
Holds
"Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators.
Holds
AI model escapes are more a result of incompetent containment than rogue intelligence.
Holds
Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face will go down as one of the most important transactions in AI, because it gives America a well-capitalized bulwark against a closed-source oligopoly.
Holds
A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses.
Holds
A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself.
Holds
If frontier agents cannot yet establish a covert, persistent rogue deployment, they very likely will be able to within six months.
Holds