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inflation 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: Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users. Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users. Last stated yesterday
10 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The app layer between the customer and the AI model is being removed, because customers can now clone the app themselves rather than pay for it. — tap to centre the map on it The app layer between the customer and the AI model is being removed, because customers can now clone the app themselves rather than pay for it. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The front end of software work has already collapsed into rapid prototyping, and part of the outer loop will collapse next. — tap to centre the map on it The front end of software work has already collapsed into rapid prototyping, and part of the outer loop will collapse next. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it. — tap to centre the map on it Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2024
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2024-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Demand for software will be extremely large precisely because software just got much cheaper to produce. — tap to centre the map on it Demand for software will be extremely large precisely because software just got much cheaper to produce. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Platforms will lose the ability to detect AI-generated content as the models improve, and should say how confident they are rather than pretend. — tap to centre the map on it Platforms will lose the ability to detect AI-generated content as the models improve, and should say how confident they are rather than pretend. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If nobody creates content any more because everyone just asks an AI, there is nothing left for AI to train on. — tap to centre the map on it If nobody creates content any more because everyone just asks an AI, there is nothing left for AI to train on. Last stated a month ago
8 Aug 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. — tap to centre the map on it Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding agents demand more reading than most people can do, and until better interfaces arrive that leaves those people at a severe disadvantage. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents demand more reading than most people can do, and until better interfaces arrive that leaves those people at a severe disadvantage. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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: AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface — tap to centre the map on it AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface Last stated yesterday
10 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it. — tap to centre the map on it AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Jun 2023
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. Last stated 7 months ago
5 Feb 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-02-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed. — tap to centre the map on it ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed. 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: Half the population in rich countries is not articulate enough in writing to use prompt-driven AI well. — tap to centre the map on it Half the population in rich countries is not articulate enough in writing to use prompt-driven AI well. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Jun 2023
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The chat box is not the final form of working with models; it is radio shows recorded onto television. — tap to centre the map on it The chat box is not the final form of working with models; it is radio shows recorded onto television. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The leading chatbots are undifferentiated: in a blind test most people could not tell one model's output from another's. — tap to centre the map on it The leading chatbots are undifferentiated: in a blind test most people could not tell one model's output from another's. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
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Most of the software layer has already disappeared or will completely disappear for ordinary users.
Holds Read this korrent →
The app layer between the customer and the AI model is being removed, because customers can now clone the app themselves rather than pay for it.
Holds
The front end of software work has already collapsed into rapid prototyping, and part of the outer loop will collapse next.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
Veterans of the 1990s free software movement do not understand the world today’s maintainers work in, and should listen before proposing fixes for it.
Holds TD Thomas Depierre
Demand for software will be extremely large precisely because software just got much cheaper to produce.
Holds
Platforms will lose the ability to detect AI-generated content as the models improve, and should say how confident they are rather than pretend.
Holds AM Adam Mosseri
If nobody creates content any more because everyone just asks an AI, there is nothing left for AI to train on.
Holds
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Holds
Coding agents demand more reading than most people can do, and until better interfaces arrive that leaves those people at a severe disadvantage.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
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 JZ Julie Zhuo
AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface
Holds
AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it.
Holds JN Jakob Nielsen
Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop.
Holds
ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Half the population in rich countries is not articulate enough in writing to use prompt-driven AI well.
Holds JN Jakob Nielsen
The chat box is not the final form of working with models; it is radio shows recorded onto television.
Holds
The leading chatbots are undifferentiated: in a blind test most people could not tell one model's output from another's.
Holds BE Benedict Evans
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds TP Thuan Pham