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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Language models have not made misinformation meaningfully worse, because distribution, not the cost of writing convincing text, was always the limiting factor. Language models have not mademisinformation meaningfully worse, becausedistribution, not the cost of writingconvincing text, was always the limitingfactor. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Feb 2025 NL Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Large language models are a bad way to do science, because they have been fed so much that nobody knows what they already knew. — tap to centre the map on it Large language models are a bad wayto do science, because they havebeen fed so much that nobody knowswhat they already knew. Last stated 11 months ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it Language models are gullible bydesign — they do what they are toldand believe nearly anything said tothem — and that, not a bug, is whatmakes software built on themattackable. Last stated 6 months ago 19 Mar 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Large language models could still plateau, and that possibility should be held open even though no evidence of it has appeared. — tap to centre the map on it Large language models could stillplateau, and that possibility shouldbe held open even though no evidenceof it has appeared. Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Biology models are smaller than language models only because there is less data, not because biology is simpler. — tap to centre the map on it Biology models are smaller thanlanguage models only because thereis less data, not because biology issimpler. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Jun 2026 MZ Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Language models cannot be a prior for learning from experience, because a prior needs a ground truth to be a prior about and they have none. — tap to centre the map on it Language models cannot be a priorfor learning from experience,because a prior needs a ground truthto be a prior about and they havenone. Last stated 11 months ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model can predict what a person would say but not what will happen, and only the second of those is a model of the world. — tap to centre the map on it A language model can predict what aperson would say but not what willhappen, and only the second of thoseis a model of the world. Last stated 11 months ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work on large language models is not progress toward artificial general intelligence, because the models do not understand what they read. — tap to centre the map on it Work on large language models is notprogress toward artificial generalintelligence, because the models donot understand what they read. Last stated a year ago 30 Jul 2025 AG Alexey Guzey — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are AG Alexey Guzey — no longer holds since 2025-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it,the chief executive included, tospend as much time as possible intheir zone of genius — which is anorg design problem. Last stated a year ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it A computer meant for anyone has tobe understandable without a manual,and it has to be friendly. Last stated 4 weeks ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism,design is about to swing back tosomething far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated a month ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean moredesign: the most obvious designs areoften invisible. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Nov 2023 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it. — tap to centre the map on it AI is the first new user-interfaceparadigm in sixty years:intent-based outcome specification,where the user says what outcomethey want rather than how to get it. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Jun 2023 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out. — tap to centre the map on it All user interfaces will converge onthe same shape: chat and gesturesin, chat and video out. Last stated 3 weeks ago 19 Aug 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chat is not AI's final form: agent-based applications increasingly outperform chat-only ones, and many different interfaces for AI will emerge. — tap to centre the map on it Chat is not AI's final form:agent-based applicationsincreasingly outperform chat-onlyones, and many different interfacesfor AI will emerge. Last stated a year ago 28 Aug 2025 LW Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2025-08-28 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Language models have not made misinformation meaningfully worse, because distribution, not the cost of writing convincing text, was always the limiting factor. Last stated 3 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Nathan Lambert Read this korrent →