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Read this korrent: Minds cannot be analyzed from the outside like machines; they can only be understood from the inside.
Minds cannot be analyzed from the outside like machines; they can only be understood from the inside.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Oct 2026
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unlike the soul, the mind has many parts, constantly changes and is not eternal — tap to centre the map on it
Unlike the soul, the mind has many parts, constantly changes and is not eternal
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Machines are not conscious — tap to centre the map on it
Machines are not conscious
Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
GO
Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
AS
Anil Seth — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That the brain produces the mind is still just an assumption; we have no working theory of how it happens — tap to centre the map on it
That the brain produces the mind is still just an assumption; we have no working theory of how it happens
Last stated 3 years ago
11 Jan 2024
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI can have agency without consciousness — tap to centre the map on it
An AI can have agency without consciousness
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach — tap to centre the map on it
The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach
MM
Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot fully specify what they want from an AI system without first observing how it behaves. — tap to centre the map on it
People cannot fully specify what they want from an AI system without first observing how it behaves.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
HH
Hamel Husain — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor. — tap to centre the map on it
The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end — tap to centre the map on it
The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
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 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
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 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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 a month ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
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 4 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 5 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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Minds cannot be analyzed from the outside like machines; they can only be understood from the inside.
Last stated 16 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Rob Snyder
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Unlike the soul, the mind has many parts, constantly changes and is not eternal
Last stated c. 2015–2017
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
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Machines are not conscious
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds François Chollet Noah Smith Gergely Orosz Anil Seth
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That the brain produces the mind is still just an assumption; we have no working theory of how it happens
Last stated 11 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
An AI can have agency without consciousness
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach
Last stated c. 1190
Holds Moses Maimonides
Similar wording
People cannot fully specify what they want from an AI system without first observing how it behaves.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Hamel Husain
Similar wording
The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Similar wording
The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Same subject: OpenAI
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Same subject: OpenAI
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 18 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: OpenAI
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 18 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: scaling laws
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Ilya Sutskever
Same subject: scaling laws
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 26 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Noam Brown
Same subject: scaling laws
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 13 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: AI writing
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: AI writing
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 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Same subject: AI writing
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Carlos Alexandro Becker