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AI agents 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: Judging an AI by how close it is to a human is the mistake: appreciating what it can actually do is both more accurate and better protection against its dangers. Judging an AI by how close it is to a human is the mistake: appreciating what it can actually do is both more accurate and better protection against its dangers. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will be humanlike, not a distant, cold, alien mind. — tap to centre the map on it AI will be humanlike, not a distant, cold, alien mind. Last stated 3 years ago
25 May 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them. — tap to centre the map on it We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Feb 2023
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2023-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current AI systems are very unlikely to be close to achieving genuine sentience. — tap to centre the map on it Current AI systems are very unlikely to be close to achieving genuine sentience. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once AI starts to feel powerful rather than mistake-prone, every AI company will become far more paranoid about safety than it is today. — tap to centre the map on it Once AI starts to feel powerful rather than mistake-prone, every AI company will become far more paranoid about safety than it is today. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special. — tap to centre the map on it Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special. Last stated 4 weeks ago
28 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be approached as a collaboration between humans and computers, not a forced choice between them. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be approached as a collaboration between humans and computers, not a forced choice between them. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress toward more intelligent artificial systems requires defining and evaluating intelligence so systems can be compared with each other and with humans. — tap to centre the map on it Progress toward more intelligent artificial systems requires defining and evaluating intelligence so systems can be compared with each other and with humans. Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
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François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet. — tap to centre the map on it Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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 general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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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 increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AGI research made no progress in its first six decades. — tap to centre the map on it AGI research made no progress in its first six decades. Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
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David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI that cannot work out new physics has not equalled human intelligence, let alone surpassed it, because humans have worked out new physics. — tap to centre the map on it An AI that cannot work out new physics has not equalled human intelligence, let alone surpassed it, because humans have worked out new physics. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
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Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The one genuine uncertainty left about AI capability is tasks nobody can verify — planning a Mars mission, discovering CRISPR, writing a novel. — tap to centre the map on it The one genuine uncertainty left about AI capability is tasks nobody can verify — planning a Mars mission, discovering CRISPR, writing a novel. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them. — tap to centre the map on it Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot. Last stated 6 years ago
28 May 2020
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2020-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The jump from AI model Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra likely has the highest raw intelligence of any model. — tap to centre the map on it The jump from AI model Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra likely has the highest raw intelligence of any model. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Judging an AI by how close it is to a human is the mistake: appreciating what it can actually do is both more accurate and better protection against its dangers.
Holds Read this korrent →
AI will be humanlike, not a distant, cold, alien mind.
Holds
We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them.
Holds
Current AI systems are very unlikely to be close to achieving genuine sentience.
Holds
Once AI starts to feel powerful rather than mistake-prone, every AI company will become far more paranoid about safety than it is today.
Holds
Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special.
Holds
AI should be approached as a collaboration between humans and computers, not a forced choice between them.
Holds
Progress toward more intelligent artificial systems requires defining and evaluating intelligence so systems can be compared with each other and with humans.
Holds
Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet.
Holds
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Holds
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Holds
AGI research made no progress in its first six decades.
Holds
An AI that cannot work out new physics has not equalled human intelligence, let alone surpassed it, because humans have worked out new physics.
Holds
Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence.
Holds
The one genuine uncertainty left about AI capability is tasks nobody can verify — planning a Mars mission, discovering CRISPR, writing a novel.
Holds
Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them.
Holds
Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot.
Holds
The jump from AI model Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra likely has the highest raw intelligence of any model.
Holds