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AI and jobs 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: Junior employees learn less without decisive action from seniors Junior employees learn less without decisive action from seniors Last stated 4 years ago
9 May 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-05-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People with little experience at a task often welcome a degree of close oversight, provided it is given thoughtfully. — tap to centre the map on it People with little experience at a task often welcome a degree of close oversight, provided it is given thoughtfully. Last stated 3 years ago
23 Apr 2023
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2023-04-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job of senior people now is to demonstrate not how to use these tools effectively, but how to figure out how to use them, which is a different set of skills. — tap to centre the map on it The job of senior people now is to demonstrate not how to use these tools effectively, but how to figure out how to use them, which is a different set of skills. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Compared with five or ten years ago a company needs fewer narrow specialists and more people who are adaptable in several directions. — tap to centre the map on it Compared with five or ten years ago a company needs fewer narrow specialists and more people who are adaptable in several directions. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
ES
Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage. — tap to centre the map on it A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
KS
Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Junior hiring matters more in an AI world, not less, because younger people are more open-minded and more native to the new ways of working. — tap to centre the map on it Junior hiring matters more in an AI world, not less, because younger people are more open-minded and more native to the new ways of working. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
ES
Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In this era fluency with AI tools beats years of accumulated experience, so seniority is now a liability rather than an edge. — tap to centre the map on it In this era fluency with AI tools beats years of accumulated experience, so seniority is now a liability rather than an edge. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At every level of management your job is to see further ahead than the people who report to you, because they are busy with the near term and nobody else will do it. — tap to centre the map on it At every level of management your job is to see further ahead than the people who report to you, because they are busy with the near term and nobody else will do it. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a risky organisation, defer to expertise rather than to leaders. — tap to centre the map on it In a risky organisation, defer to expertise rather than to leaders. Last stated 14 years ago
31 Jan 2013
WH
Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 6 months ago
25 Mar 2026
MZ
Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
JS
Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. Last stated 4 weeks ago
2 Sept 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
EP
Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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Junior employees learn less without decisive action from seniors
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People with little experience at a task often welcome a degree of close oversight, provided it is given thoughtfully.
Holds
The job of senior people now is to demonstrate not how to use these tools effectively, but how to figure out how to use them, which is a different set of skills.
Holds
Compared with five or ten years ago a company needs fewer narrow specialists and more people who are adaptable in several directions.
Holds
A company that does not learn from the work it does would probably eventually lose its advantage.
Holds
Junior hiring matters more in an AI world, not less, because younger people are more open-minded and more native to the new ways of working.
Holds
In this era fluency with AI tools beats years of accumulated experience, so seniority is now a liability rather than an edge.
Holds
At every level of management your job is to see further ahead than the people who report to you, because they are busy with the near term and nobody else will do it.
Holds
In a risky organisation, defer to expertise rather than to leaders.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds
A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds
A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces.
Holds
A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
Holds