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← More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding
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behavioural science Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding Last stated 5 months ago
6 May 2026
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Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pushing complexity further means using all our ways of taking in information, not all of them rational — tap to centre the map on it Pushing complexity further means using all our ways of taking in information, not all of them rational
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What nature wants is to increase information while decreasing entropy, and that is the objective any design working with nature has to serve. — tap to centre the map on it What nature wants is to increase information while decreasing entropy, and that is the objective any design working with nature has to serve. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Sept 2023
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Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is more fragmented than ever and simultaneously more available than ever, and language models widen that access further. — tap to centre the map on it Information is more fragmented than ever and simultaneously more available than ever, and language models widen that access further. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. — tap to centre the map on it Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Explanatory text and jargon generated by machines for readers with different levels of understanding makes communication worse. — tap to centre the map on it Explanatory text and jargon generated by machines for readers with different levels of understanding makes communication worse. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The abundance of information in the modern era requires new habits of mind and institutions to process it effectively, as traditional methods of scarcity no longer apply. — tap to centre the map on it The abundance of information in the modern era requires new habits of mind and institutions to process it effectively, as traditional methods of scarcity no longer apply. Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The vision of a Great Community built on communication has been shattered, leaving us overwhelmed by information — tap to centre the map on it The vision of a Great Community built on communication has been shattered, leaving us overwhelmed by information Last stated 5 months ago
6 May 2026
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Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. — tap to centre the map on it A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — 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: 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 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
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More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding
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Pushing complexity further means using all our ways of taking in information, not all of them rational
Last stated c. 1996
Holds
What nature wants is to increase information while decreasing entropy, and that is the objective any design working with nature has to serve.
Holds
Information is more fragmented than ever and simultaneously more available than ever, and language models widen that access further.
Holds
Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable.
Holds
Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails.
Holds
Explanatory text and jargon generated by machines for readers with different levels of understanding makes communication worse.
Holds
The abundance of information in the modern era requires new habits of mind and institutions to process it effectively, as traditional methods of scarcity no longer apply.
Holds
The vision of a Great Community built on communication has been shattered, leaving us overwhelmed by information
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved.
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
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds