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optimism Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Looking for aliens who build things is a failure of imagination: the long-lived species we know of do not manipulate their environment at all. Looking for aliens who build things is a failure of imagination: the long-lived species we know of do not manipulate their environment at all. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because we do not have good alignment technology, we are choosing to build an alien mind with its own values and gamble on it instead of building a tool. — tap to centre the map on it Because we do not have good alignment technology, we are choosing to build an alien mind with its own values and gamble on it instead of building a tool. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We will build superintelligence long before we build anything as robust as a bird, because nothing we have built can survive in nature at all. — tap to centre the map on it We will build superintelligence long before we build anything as robust as a bird, because nothing we have built can survive in nature at all. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
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George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The visiting-aliens story is incoherent: a civilisation with the technology to stay hidden would not keep being spotted. — tap to centre the map on it The visiting-aliens story is incoherent: a civilisation with the technology to stay hidden would not keep being spotted. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The absence of autonomous drone-built housing on Earth is evidence that claims about robot-built space habitats are overhyped. — tap to centre the map on it The absence of autonomous drone-built housing on Earth is evidence that claims about robot-built space habitats are overhyped. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Terence Eden — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every product put into the world removes the need for imagination, because it becomes something anyone can point AI at and copy. — tap to centre the map on it Every product put into the world removes the need for imagination, because it becomes something anyone can point AI at and copy. Last stated 7 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The simplest explanation for why we have never noticed an alien civilization is that there are none out there. — tap to centre the map on it The simplest explanation for why we have never noticed an alien civilization is that there are none out there. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will be humanlike, not a distant, cold, alien mind. — tap to centre the map on it AI will be humanlike, not a distant, cold, alien mind. Last stated 3 years ago
25 May 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jan 2023
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Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. — tap to centre the map on it A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. — tap to centre the map on it NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-03-04 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice. — tap to centre the map on it Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know. — tap to centre the map on it The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
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Looking for aliens who build things is a failure of imagination: the long-lived species we know of do not manipulate their environment at all.
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Because we do not have good alignment technology, we are choosing to build an alien mind with its own values and gamble on it instead of building a tool.
Holds
We will build superintelligence long before we build anything as robust as a bird, because nothing we have built can survive in nature at all.
Holds
The visiting-aliens story is incoherent: a civilisation with the technology to stay hidden would not keep being spotted.
Holds
The absence of autonomous drone-built housing on Earth is evidence that claims about robot-built space habitats are overhyped.
Holds
Every product put into the world removes the need for imagination, because it becomes something anyone can point AI at and copy.
Holds
The simplest explanation for why we have never noticed an alien civilization is that there are none out there.
Holds
Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all.
Holds
AI will be humanlike, not a distant, cold, alien mind.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done.
Holds
A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy.
Holds
NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is.
No longer holds
NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries.
Holds
NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing.
Holds
Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice.
Holds
Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit.
Holds
The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know.
Holds