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Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Modern AI models tend to write many tests that are not useful. Modern AI models tend to write many teststhat are not useful. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coding models are worst at exactly the thing an AI research explosion would need: code that has never been written before. — tap to centre the map on it Coding models are worst at exactlythe thing an AI research explosionwould need: code that has never beenwritten before. Last stated 11 months ago 17 Oct 2025 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — 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 existingAI models are barely being used andare often not even well understood. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 EM Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Existing AI models were already more than good enough for writing code and do more than can be utilized from them. — tap to centre the map on it Existing AI models were already morethan good enough for writing codeand do more than can be utilizedfrom them. Last stated 3 weeks ago 8 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tests written by a model in the same context as the change are what find the bugs; the automated tests left behind are the lesser product. — tap to centre the map on it Tests written by a model in the samecontext as the change are what findthe bugs; the automated tests leftbehind are the lesser product. Last stated a year ago 25 Aug 2025 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI systems keep trying hard outside training because a model that only exerted itself when it detected training would be useless and would be selected away. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems keep trying hard outsidetraining because a model that onlyexerted itself when it detectedtraining would be useless and wouldbe selected away. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 AC Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Newer model releases have got worse at producing text that is actually pleasant to read and understand. — tap to centre the map on it Newer model releases have got worseat producing text that is actuallypleasant to read and understand. Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can producecompetent-looking software butcannot judge which problems areworth solving or which solutions areright. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold. — tap to centre the map on it AI has changed software developmentenough that some old assumptionsabout it no longer hold. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Jan 2026 SK Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate alot of low-quality output thatdevelopers will need to clean up,even as it also produces goodresults. Last stated 8 months ago 9 Feb 2026 SH Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code should be accepted based on its merit and accountability for it should be assigned. — tap to centre the map on it Code should be accepted based on itsmerit and accountability for itshould be assigned. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 2 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention. — tap to centre the map on it AI code generation's default rewardloop works like a slot machine andundermines skill retention. Last stated 4 months ago 28 May 2026 VB Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-05-28 — 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 withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated junk papers risk overwhelming the hep-th physics field with worthless content. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated junk papers riskoverwhelming the hep-th physicsfield with worthless content. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 PW Peter Woit — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeatthe same themes, names, andunderlying ideas across differentoutputs. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 EM Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Modern AI models tend to write many tests that are not useful. Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a week ago Holds Peter Steinberger Read this korrent →