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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 11 Jan 2024 to 17 Oct 2026.
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11 Jan 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coming near to bliss, immortality and divinity is likely to deflect humankind towards entirely different destinations — tap to centre the map on it Coming near to bliss, immortality and divinity is likely to deflect humankind towards entirely different destinations
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Misaligned AI behaviour will keep getting rarer and, at the same time, keep getting more extreme. — tap to centre the map on it Misaligned AI behaviour will keep getting rarer and, at the same time, keep getting more extreme. Last stated 3 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People will be desperate for the human side of things, more than for quality and craft. — tap to centre the map on it People will be desperate for the human side of things, more than for quality and craft. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The attitude that most humans are basically trash will not last far beyond 2026 — tap to centre the map on it The attitude that most humans are basically trash will not last far beyond 2026 Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some once-respected public figures now treat AI with quasi-religious hope for salvation as society declines. — tap to centre the map on it Some once-respected public figures now treat AI with quasi-religious hope for salvation as society declines. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Apr 2025
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Audrey Watters — holds since 2025-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As civilization grows, the qualities that helped humans win the struggle for existence become defects — tap to centre the map on it As civilization grows, the qualities that helped humans win the struggle for existence become defects
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Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It would be folly to think a few centuries could subdue humanity's inborn cosmic nature to ethical ends — tap to centre the map on it It would be folly to think a few centuries could subdue humanity's inborn cosmic nature to ethical ends
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Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — 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 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Nov 2024
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — 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
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Many human enhancements will turn out to be downgrades, trading qualities like compassion for intelligence and discipline
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Coming near to bliss, immortality and divinity is likely to deflect humankind towards entirely different destinations
Last stated c. 2015–2017
Holds
Misaligned AI behaviour will keep getting rarer and, at the same time, keep getting more extreme.
Holds
People will be desperate for the human side of things, more than for quality and craft.
Holds
The attitude that most humans are basically trash will not last far beyond 2026
Holds
Some once-respected public figures now treat AI with quasi-religious hope for salvation as society declines.
Holds
As civilization grows, the qualities that helped humans win the struggle for existence become defects
Last stated c. 1893–1894
Holds
Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way.
Holds
It would be folly to think a few centuries could subdue humanity's inborn cosmic nature to ethical ends
Last stated c. 1893–1894
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters
Last stated c. 1898
Holds
Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness.
Holds
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
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 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.
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