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← On AI the state's job does not stop at safety; leaving everything else to the market is a mistake.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 4 Jul 1854 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about government .
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semiconductors 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 AI the state's job does not stop at safety; leaving everything else to the market is a mistake. On AI the state's job does not stop at safety; leaving everything else to the market is a mistake. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jan 2025
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Keir Starmer — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person sees government as a means, neither a giver of favors nor a master to be worshipped — tap to centre the map on it A free person sees government as a means, neither a giver of favors nor a master to be worshipped
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes. — tap to centre the map on it A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. — tap to centre the map on it A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government that deliberately enacts and persists in injustice will eventually become the laughing-stock of the world — tap to centre the map on it A government that deliberately enacts and persists in injustice will eventually become the laughing-stock of the world Last stated 172 years ago
4 Jul 1854
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Henry David Thoreau — holds since 1854-07-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — 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 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. Last stated 2 years ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe. — tap to centre the map on it Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-01 — tap for who they are
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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On AI the state's job does not stop at safety; leaving everything else to the market is a mistake.
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A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Holds
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Holds
A free person sees government as a means, neither a giver of favors nor a master to be worshipped
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Holds
A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes.
Holds
A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five.
Holds
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds
A government that deliberately enacts and persists in injustice will eventually become the laughing-stock of the world
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
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 feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
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
Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us.
Holds
Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe.
Holds
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Holds
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Holds
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Holds