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← Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse.
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22 Feb 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it People who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
15 Oct 2023
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Steve Coast — holds since 2023-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Mar 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one, including safety researchers themselves, is yet confident that superintelligence can be safely controlled. — tap to centre the map on it No one, including safety researchers themselves, is yet confident that superintelligence can be safely controlled. Last stated a week ago
11 Sept 2026
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Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people who run the world are not smarter than anyone else, and even well-meaning ones often only offer paths not worth pursuing. — tap to centre the map on it The people who run the world are not smarter than anyone else, and even well-meaning ones often only offer paths not worth pursuing. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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swyx — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it. — tap to centre the map on it People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence. Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because a few specialists already devote themselves to superintelligent AI, the rest of us have correspondingly less reason to spend our own effort on it. — tap to centre the map on it Because a few specialists already devote themselves to superintelligent AI, the rest of us have correspondingly less reason to spend our own effort on it. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Dec 2023
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Scott Aaronson — holds since 2008-09-07 — tap for who they are
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Scott Aaronson — no longer holds since 2023-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — 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
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
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Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse.
Holds Read this korrent →
People who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences.
Holds
Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking.
Holds
No one, including safety researchers themselves, is yet confident that superintelligence can be safely controlled.
Holds
The people who run the world are not smarter than anyone else, and even well-meaning ones often only offer paths not worth pursuing.
Holds
People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it.
Holds
Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.
Holds
Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence.
Holds
Because a few specialists already devote themselves to superintelligent AI, the rest of us have correspondingly less reason to spend our own effort on it.
No longer holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
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.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds