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coding agents 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: On a labs team the feedback loop between making something and knowing whether it is good matters most, and the tightest loop is building for yourself. On a labs team the feedback loop between making something and knowing whether it is good matters most, and the tightest loop is building for yourself. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
DS
Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The feedback loops a person allows to operate on them shape who they become to an unsettling degree. — tap to centre the map on it The feedback loops a person allows to operate on them shape who they become to an unsettling degree. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A labs team should expect to throw away about 90% of what it makes. — tap to centre the map on it A labs team should expect to throw away about 90% of what it makes. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
DS
Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you want loop engineering, build one loop at a time and keep them small: every part of the agentic-factory playbook is good advice except the part where you stop reading the code. — tap to centre the map on it If you want loop engineering, build one loop at a time and keep them small: every part of the agentic-factory playbook is good advice except the part where you stop reading the code. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asking what the smallest experiment is that would settle a claim to your own satisfaction has become a thousand times more valuable in the last year. — tap to centre the map on it Asking what the smallest experiment is that would settle a claim to your own satisfaction has become a thousand times more valuable in the last year. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having a human in the loop is going to be very important in design. — tap to centre the map on it Having a human in the loop is going to be very important in design. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
IS
Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Loops, graphs and workflows are the same thing engineers have always built — a trigger, an action, maybe a decision — and there is nothing magical about any of them. — tap to centre the map on it Loops, graphs and workflows are the same thing engineers have always built — a trigger, an action, maybe a decision — and there is nothing magical about any of them. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams. — tap to centre the map on it As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams. Last stated 3 days ago
29 Sept 2026
LR
Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
CH
Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are
At the centre
On a labs team the feedback loop between making something and knowing whether it is good matters most, and the tightest loop is building for yourself.
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A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
The feedback loops a person allows to operate on them shape who they become to an unsettling degree.
Holds
A labs team should expect to throw away about 90% of what it makes.
Holds
If you want loop engineering, build one loop at a time and keep them small: every part of the agentic-factory playbook is good advice except the part where you stop reading the code.
Holds
Asking what the smallest experiment is that would settle a claim to your own satisfaction has become a thousand times more valuable in the last year.
Holds
Having a human in the loop is going to be very important in design.
Holds
Loops, graphs and workflows are the same thing engineers have always built — a trigger, an action, maybe a decision — and there is nothing magical about any of them.
Holds
As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Holds