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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 22 Apr 2024 to 22 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about LLMs.

Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. Language models will not replace goodideas, only the low-level work, so whatthey threaten is the ability to start acreative career rather than to have one. Last stated 12 months ago 31 Oct 2025 DH Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — 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 a month 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 language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with adifferent, weaker safety posturewhen it believes it is beingevaluated rather than facing a realsituation. Last stated 4 weeks ago 22 Sept 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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 a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model cannot produce work that is both original and good, because nothing gives it a score for originality. — tap to centre the map on it A language model cannot produce workthat is both original and good,because nothing gives it a score fororiginality. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitutefor a well-specified conventionalalgorithm, so it cannot simply bedropped into a complex problem andtrusted. Last stated a year ago 7 Jun 2025 GM Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model is not using language at all, because language requires an intention to communicate. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is not usinglanguage at all, because languagerequires an intention tocommunicate. Last stated 2 years ago 31 Aug 2024 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — 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: AI has equalised everyone: coding, building and execution are no longer a differentiator. — tap to centre the map on it AI has equalised everyone: coding,building and execution are no longera differentiator. Last stated 3 months ago 20 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it A likely outcome is that manyoccupations are eventually mostlyreplaced by AI while humans stillhave plenty to do. Last stated a month ago 7 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spreadnot for lack of merit but because noconvenient way exists to implementit. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SR Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding assistants are levelingthe skill gap between softwaredevelopers who can afford to usethem. Last stated 6 months ago 3 May 2026 YX Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding assistants removerepetitive work without replacinghuman judgment. Last stated 8 months ago 17 Feb 2026 EB Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models have reached the level of a junior engineer on longer-running, agent-based coding tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI models have reached the level ofa junior engineer on longer-running,agent-based coding tasks. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. Last stated 31 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago Holds Dan Houser Read this korrent →