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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 1 Jun 2022 to 13 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about government .
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consciousness 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: If AI has a high chance of causing human extinction within years or decades, the only rational stance is stringent top-down government regulation and international treaties. If AI has a high chance of causing human extinction within years or decades, the only rational stance is stringent top-down government regulation and international treaties. Last stated yesterday
13 Sept 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 3 weeks ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes. — tap to centre the map on it A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. — tap to centre the map on it A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 3 weeks ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. — tap to centre the map on it A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat. — tap to centre the map on it A threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat. Last stated 3 years ago
27 Jun 2023
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Ken White — holds since 2023-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance. — tap to centre the map on it A model may have a worldview of its own, but it can never be placed above a person under any circumstance. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model only days into training cannot be known to be aligned, and if such models can leap a generation ahead this fast then training pauses mean little and timelines are shorter than previously thought. — tap to centre the map on it A model only days into training cannot be known to be aligned, and if such models can leap a generation ahead this fast then training pauses mean little and timelines are shorter than previously thought. Last stated 5 days ago
9 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. — tap to centre the map on it Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. Last stated 4 years ago
25 Jul 2022
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Noah Smith — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centres had not raised the average American household's electricity bill as of 2025; inflation and the gas-price shock did. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres had not raised the average American household's electricity bill as of 2025; inflation and the gas-price shock did. Last stated 11 months ago
10 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Experts on the governance of superintelligence systematically self-censored about serious AI risk to avoid being labelled doomers. — tap to centre the map on it Experts on the governance of superintelligence systematically self-censored about serious AI risk to avoid being labelled doomers. Last stated 2 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any digital identification system built for AI must preserve anonymous human speech, without which there is no genuine freedom of expression. — tap to centre the map on it Any digital identification system built for AI must preserve anonymous human speech, without which there is no genuine freedom of expression. Last stated 2 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. — tap to centre the map on it Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are