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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 12 Jan 2023 to 1 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under AI and human skill
AI and human skill
Everything filed under physics
physics
Everything filed under quantum mechanics
quantum mechanics
Everything filed under AI and jobs
AI and jobs
Everything filed under simplicity
simplicity
Everything filed under remote work
remote work 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: No profession has ever successfully resisted automation or redundancy in the face of technological advancement over the long term No profession has ever successfully resisted automation or redundancy in the face of technological advancement over the long term Last stated 3 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The simple work gets automated away, but the hard sciences and the places where they intersect never will. — tap to centre the map on it The simple work gets automated away, but the hard sciences and the places where they intersect never will. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing in a fifty-year career has hit the industry with the magnitude of AI; it is a whole size difference from anything before it. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing in a fifty-year career has hit the industry with the magnitude of AI; it is a whole size difference from anything before it. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Martin Fowler — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every improvement in computing so far has produced more jobs, not fewer. — tap to centre the map on it Every improvement in computing so far has produced more jobs, not fewer. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is not AI itself that threatens people's jobs, but people who have mastered AI. — tap to centre the map on it It is not AI itself that threatens people's jobs, but people who have mastered AI. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The struggle between profitless simplicity and profitable complexity is eternal in the world of software — tap to centre the map on it The struggle between profitless simplicity and profitable complexity is eternal in the world of software Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jan 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so. — tap to centre the map on it Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Remote work is a compelling option that will not disappear — tap to centre the map on it Remote work is a compelling option that will not disappear Last stated 3 years ago
7 Aug 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. — tap to centre the map on it Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. 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: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. 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: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. — tap to centre the map on it Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Sept 2023
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Sabine Hossenfelder — holds since 2023-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. — tap to centre the map on it Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
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No profession has ever successfully resisted automation or redundancy in the face of technological advancement over the long term
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The simple work gets automated away, but the hard sciences and the places where they intersect never will.
Holds
Nothing in a fifty-year career has hit the industry with the magnitude of AI; it is a whole size difference from anything before it.
Holds
Every improvement in computing so far has produced more jobs, not fewer.
Holds
It is not AI itself that threatens people's jobs, but people who have mastered AI.
Holds
The struggle between profitless simplicity and profitable complexity is eternal in the world of software
Holds
Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so.
Holds
Remote work is a compelling option that will not disappear
Holds
Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines.
Holds
A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else.
Holds
A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre.
Holds
A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences.
Holds
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Holds
Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality.
Holds
Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds