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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 17 Feb 2022 to 6 Nov 2026. Nearly all of them are about innovation .
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14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: California's noncompete laws may have been a key factor in the development of LLMs and AI. — tap to centre the map on it California's noncompete laws may have been a key factor in the development of LLMs and AI. Last stated yesterday
6 Nov 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. — tap to centre the map on it A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. Last stated 10 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pay-per-publication model would increase innovation and decrease waste in research funding. — tap to centre the map on it A pay-per-publication model would increase innovation and decrease waste in research funding. Last stated 5 years ago
17 Feb 2022
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Pedro Domingos — holds since 2022-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spirit of innovation generally comes from a selfish temper and narrow views — tap to centre the map on it A spirit of innovation generally comes from a selfish temper and narrow views
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Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come. — tap to centre the map on it Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. — tap to centre the map on it "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. Last stated 3 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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John Cutler — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. — tap to centre the map on it An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bing's Sydney, not ChatGPT, was the first truly fantastic chatbot. — tap to centre the map on it Bing's Sydney, not ChatGPT, was the first truly fantastic chatbot. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chinese AI companies are the clear leaders in open-weight models. — tap to centre the map on it Chinese AI companies are the clear leaders in open-weight models. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
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Large language models are discoveries rather than inventions, closer to looking through a telescope than to engineering an aircraft.
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California's noncompete laws may have been a key factor in the development of LLMs and AI.
Holds
A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Holds
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Holds
A pay-per-publication model would increase innovation and decrease waste in research funding.
Holds
A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation.
Holds
A spirit of innovation generally comes from a selfish temper and narrow views
Last stated c. 1790
Holds
Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come.
Holds
"Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected.
Holds
Bing's Sydney, not ChatGPT, was the first truly fantastic chatbot.
Holds
An open-weight model is already all anyone needs; it is as good as the frontier models.
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By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
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Chinese AI companies are the clear leaders in open-weight models.
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