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Read this korrent: Life in society is what enables parrots to reach their very high, almost human intelligence and feelings
Life in society is what enables parrots to reach their very high, almost human intelligence and feelings
PK
Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it
A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
DR
David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans have been living in the presence of a superintelligence their entire lives. — tap to centre the map on it
Humans have been living in the presence of a superintelligence their entire lives.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed — tap to centre the map on it
No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed
Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
AS
Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In judging a society, every consideration is subordinate to the relative amount of human happiness — tap to centre the map on it
In judging a society, every consideration is subordinate to the relative amount of human happiness
HM
Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A university exists above all to connect real life with growing knowledge, not merely to teach bread-winning — tap to centre the map on it
A university exists above all to connect real life with growing knowledge, not merely to teach bread-winning
Last stated 124 years ago
1 Feb 1903
WB
W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who become skilled at making trade-offs live better lives as a result. — tap to centre the map on it
People who become skilled at making trade-offs live better lives as a result.
Last stated 8 years ago
28 Oct 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it
All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being
Last stated 22 years ago
10 May 2004
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Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it
Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards
Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
SS
Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be. — tap to centre the map on it
Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be.
Last stated 5 months ago
24 Apr 2026
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right — tap to centre the map on it
A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right
Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
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