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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 May 2023 to 21 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about LLMs.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under Anthropic Anthropic Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Language models are gullible by design — they do what they are told and believe nearly anything said to them — and that, not a bug, is what makes software built on them attackable. Language models are gullible by design —they do what they are told and believenearly anything said to them — and that,not a bug, is what makes software built onthem attackable. Last stated 8 months ago 19 Mar 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI tooling and interface design lags behind the underlying models' actual capabilities. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling and interface design lagsbehind the underlying models' actualcapabilities. Last stated 2 years ago 27 Jan 2025 NE Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-01-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbots are a terrible interfacefor large language models, because atext box has no affordances. Last stated 4 years ago by 1 May 2023 AW Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Delegating to LLMs instead of to junior designers means the knowledge and judgment of experienced designers no longer reaches juniors. — tap to centre the map on it Delegating to LLMs instead of tojunior designers means the knowledgeand judgment of experienceddesigners no longer reaches juniors. Last stated 4 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Directing AI coding agents well means taking on the role of a project leader like Linus Torvalds rather than reviewing every line. — tap to centre the map on it Directing AI coding agents wellmeans taking on the role of aproject leader like Linus Torvaldsrather than reviewing every line. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jul 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: LLMs are not very good at the last mile of design, and that last mile needs to remain designers' superpower. — tap to centre the map on it LLMs are not very good at the lastmile of design, and that last mileneeds to remain designers'superpower. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: LLMs hallucinate constantly and cannot be trusted to produce code without human verification. — tap to centre the map on it LLMs hallucinate constantly andcannot be trusted to produce codewithout human verification. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 FS Fabien Sanglard — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computer scientist refusing to find anything about LLMs interesting right now is a bit like a geneticist unimpressed by a newly opened Jurassic Park. — tap to centre the map on it A computer scientist refusing tofind anything about LLMs interestingright now is a bit like a geneticistunimpressed by a newly openedJurassic Park. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model avoids hallucinating only by being factual and admitting when it does not know the answer. — tap to centre the map on it A language model avoidshallucinating only by being factualand admitting when it does not knowthe answer. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Jul 2024 LW Lilian Weng — holds since 2024-07-07 — 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 2 weeks 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: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind ofsuperpower when you can work withClaude Code to figure things out. Last stated 8 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — 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 Codelast while it stays first in use ismeasuring the wrong thing, and hasbeen for a year. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable,specific instructions that augmentswhat Claude Code can do. Last stated 8 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is nota fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Aug 2024 DL Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Language models are gullible by design — they do what they are told and believe nearly anything said to them — and that, not a bug, is what makes software built on them attackable. Last stated 19 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago Holds Simon Willison Read this korrent →