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energy 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: Knowing something yourself will stay faster than asking a model for it, because a lookup in your own head beats a round trip to an agent. Knowing something yourself will stay faster than asking a model for it, because a lookup in your own head beats a round trip to an agent. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large language models have no network effect, and remembering a user is a switching cost rather than one. — tap to centre the map on it Large language models have no network effect, and remembering a user is a switching cost rather than one. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding. — tap to centre the map on it Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding. Last stated a year ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work. — tap to centre the map on it Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will take a decade rather than a year, because today's models are cognitively lacking in too many independent ways at once. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will take a decade rather than a year, because today's models are cognitively lacking in too many independent ways at once. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The knowledge a model soaks up in pre-training is holding it back; what we actually want is the intelligence with the knowledge stripped out. — tap to centre the map on it The knowledge a model soaks up in pre-training is holding it back; what we actually want is the intelligence with the knowledge stripped out. Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job. — tap to centre the map on it An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job. Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work. — tap to centre the map on it The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work. Last stated 8 months ago
4 Mar 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unlike code, an agent's knowledge work cannot be judged by its output alone; the process, inputs and reasoning have to be examined too. — tap to centre the map on it Unlike code, an agent's knowledge work cannot be judged by its output alone; the process, inputs and reasoning have to be examined too. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago
22 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generative AI's main achievement so far has been to lower what we expect of what we read and of ourselves when we write. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI's main achievement so far has been to lower what we expect of what we read and of ourselves when we write. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not. Last stated 6 months ago
27 Apr 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-04-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable. — tap to centre the map on it As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever. — tap to centre the map on it Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
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Knowing something yourself will stay faster than asking a model for it, because a lookup in your own head beats a round trip to an agent.
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Large language models have no network effect, and remembering a user is a switching cost rather than one.
Holds
Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding.
Holds
Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work.
Holds
Agents will take a decade rather than a year, because today's models are cognitively lacking in too many independent ways at once.
Holds
The knowledge a model soaks up in pre-training is holding it back; what we actually want is the intelligence with the knowledge stripped out.
Holds
An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job.
Holds
The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work.
Holds
Unlike code, an agent's knowledge work cannot be judged by its output alone; the process, inputs and reasoning have to be examined too.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds
AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed.
Holds
Generative AI's main achievement so far has been to lower what we expect of what we read and of ourselves when we write.
Holds
AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not.
Holds
As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable.
Holds
Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever.
Holds