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Read this korrent: Left to their own devices and under competitive pressure, companies will cut safety corners even when safer alternatives are possible.
Left to their own devices and under competitive pressure, companies will cut safety corners even when safer alternatives are possible.
Last stated 8 months ago
22 Feb 2026
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One company doing one ill-advised thing damages an entire emerging industry, which is why safety is a shared problem rather than a competitive one. — tap to centre the map on it
One company doing one ill-advised thing damages an entire emerging industry, which is why safety is a shared problem rather than a competitive one.
Last stated 3 years ago
29 Dec 2023
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Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI systems become more capable, the danger of false or unverifiable safety claims grows, pushing competing companies toward cutting corners. — tap to centre the map on it
As AI systems become more capable, the danger of false or unverifiable safety claims grows, pushing competing companies toward cutting corners.
Last stated a year ago
19 Jun 2025
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart. — tap to centre the map on it
Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Without agreed rules of the road, AI companies and states will tend to cut corners on safety and compliance commitments. — tap to centre the map on it
Without agreed rules of the road, AI companies and states will tend to cut corners on safety and compliance commitments.
Last stated a year ago
25 Sept 2025
MB
Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies should not be the ones certifying their own safety and security practices — tap to centre the map on it
AI companies should not be the ones certifying their own safety and security practices
Last stated 10 months ago
15 Jan 2026
MB
Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful. — tap to centre the map on it
It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most regulation does not come from anyone trying to keep the public safe but from an entrenched interest using government to shut its competitors down. — tap to centre the map on it
Most regulation does not come from anyone trying to keep the public safe but from an entrenched interest using government to shut its competitors down.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
EZ
Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism — tap to centre the map on it
A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism
HB
Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
MF
Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
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: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it
Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Last stated a year ago
5 Sept 2025
SB
Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery — tap to centre the map on it
A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery
WS
William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state — tap to centre the map on it
Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state
GS
George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it
Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone.
Last stated a month ago
26 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
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Left to their own devices and under competitive pressure, companies will cut safety corners even when safer alternatives are possible.
Last stated 22 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Miles Brundage
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One company doing one ill-advised thing damages an entire emerging industry, which is why safety is a shared problem rather than a competitive one.
Last stated 29 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Philip Koopman
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Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting.
Last stated 15 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Similar wording
As AI systems become more capable, the danger of false or unverifiable safety claims grows, pushing competing companies toward cutting corners.
Last stated 19 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Similar wording
Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds François Chollet
Similar wording
Without agreed rules of the road, AI companies and states will tend to cut corners on safety and compliance commitments.
Last stated 25 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Similar wording
AI companies should not be the ones certifying their own safety and security practices
Last stated 15 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Similar wording
It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
Most regulation does not come from anyone trying to keep the public safe but from an entrenched interest using government to shut its competitors down.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Blake Scholl
Same subject: capitalism
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ed Zitron
Same subject: capitalism
A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism
Last stated c. 1912
Holds Hilaire Belloc
Same subject: capitalism
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman
Same subject: market efficiency
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Last stated 2 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Benedict Evans
Same subject: market efficiency
Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Barry Ritholtz
Same subject: market efficiency
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Last stated 5 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sanjay Bakshi
Same subject: government
A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery
Last stated c. 1883
Holds William Graham Sumner
Same subject: government
Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state
Last stated c. 1906–1907
Holds George Bernard Shaw
Same subject: government
Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels