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22 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Metaphors are the fundamental abstraction layers in modern AI debates. — tap to centre the map on it Metaphors are the fundamental abstraction layers in modern AI debates. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The "machine gods" metaphor simplifies AI debate by focusing on a single overwhelming question. — tap to centre the map on it The "machine gods" metaphor simplifies AI debate by focusing on a single overwhelming question. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open. — tap to centre the map on it We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. — tap to centre the map on it The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is an important technology but is not yet a platform, because nothing has been opened up for other apps, experiences and developers to be built on. — tap to centre the map on it AI is an important technology but is not yet a platform, because nothing has been opened up for other apps, experiences and developers to be built on. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. — tap to centre the map on it No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current capabilities of existing AI models are barely being used and are often not even well understood. — tap to centre the map on it The current capabilities of existing AI models are barely being used and are often not even well understood. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real flaw in narratives about AI agent behavior is not anthropomorphism itself, but narrative overcompletion -- treating a metaphor's borrowed structure as evidence. — tap to centre the map on it The real flaw in narratives about AI agent behavior is not anthropomorphism itself, but narrative overcompletion -- treating a metaphor's borrowed structure as evidence. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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 technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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Metaphors are crucial for understanding and discussing complex technologies like AI.
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Metaphors are the fundamental abstraction layers in modern AI debates.
Holds
The "machine gods" metaphor simplifies AI debate by focusing on a single overwhelming question.
Holds
We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open.
Holds
The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology.
Holds
AI is an important technology but is not yet a platform, because nothing has been opened up for other apps, experiences and developers to be built on.
Holds
No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming.
Holds
The current capabilities of existing AI models are barely being used and are often not even well understood.
Holds
The real flaw in narratives about AI agent behavior is not anthropomorphism itself, but narrative overcompletion -- treating a metaphor's borrowed structure as evidence.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
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 technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
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
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds