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← If an idea is obviously good, someone else has probably already done it.

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Everything filed under open source open source Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under scaling laws scaling laws Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: If an idea is obviously good, someone else has probably already done it. If an idea is obviously good, someone elsehas probably already done it. Last stated a year ago 23 May 2025 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2025-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new idea usually seems unreasonable at first and reasonable only afterward — tap to centre the map on it A new idea usually seemsunreasonable at first and reasonableonly afterward IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI becoming original is a likely next step — tap to centre the map on it AI becoming original is a likelynext step Last stated 2 years ago 31 Mar 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Existing AI models are already more than good enough, doing more for writing code than the author can make use of. — tap to centre the map on it Existing AI models are already morethan good enough, doing more forwriting code than the author canmake use of. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Originality and usefulness are not the same thing. — tap to centre the map on it Originality and usefulness are notthe same thing. Last stated 5 years ago 15 Feb 2022 DP David Perell — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everybody's own ideas seem obvious to them, so what is obvious to you may be amazing to someone else. — tap to centre the map on it Everybody's own ideas seem obviousto them, so what is obvious to youmay be amazing to someone else. Last stated 16 years ago 21 Nov 2010 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2010-11-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of an idea does not depend on the identity or background of the person who proposes it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of an idea does not dependon the identity or background of theperson who proposes it. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Jun 2013 MS Marcus du Sautoy — holds since 2013-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people. — tap to centre the map on it A model can produce version two of aproduct that already exists, but thegenuinely new version one still hasto be made by people. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 TF Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found withGPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc thisweek. Last stated 3 days ago 21 Oct 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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 anonprofit and bolt a for-profit armon later, whatever OpenAI's ownhistory suggests. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 phasefor the internet but a momentaryindustry, and an AI people pay foris better because they know theanswers are not influenced byadvertisers. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because itwas one word: naming a researchdirection is what tells a wholefield what to do next. Last stated 11 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should bereported under a stated budget, oras a curve against test-time compute— never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of itscompute on research rather than onbuilding the next model, becauseresearch is where the tenfold yearlyefficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds ofmillions from an open source projectowes it money or contribution, andcan be refused its trademarks if itgives neither. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 MM Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept aproject’s terms is free to go anduse a more permissive projectinstead. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 MM Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contribution is a cost to the maintainer, not a gift: it is taking part, not merely using the code, that consumes a project’s scarcest resource. — tap to centre the map on it A contribution is a cost to themaintainer, not a gift: it is takingpart, not merely using the code,that consumes a project’s scarcestresource. Last stated 5 years ago 17 Mar 2022 FV Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2022-03-17 — tap for who they are NA Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
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At the centre If an idea is obviously good, someone else has probably already done it. Last stated 23 May 2025 · a year ago Holds Jessica Livingston Read this korrent →