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open source 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: Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound. Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound. 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: The next attack on open source is denial of attention: LLM-generated fake bug reports that exhaust and demoralise maintainers. — tap to centre the map on it The next attack on open source is denial of attention: LLM-generated fake bug reports that exhaust and demoralise maintainers. 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: In US-China AI competition the closed labs are beside the point; the competitor that shifts things must be American, open source and able to serve inference at scale. — tap to centre the map on it In US-China AI competition the closed labs are beside the point; the competitor that shifts things must be American, open source and able to serve inference at scale. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away. — tap to centre the map on it No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The United States cannot lead in artificial intelligence with closed models alone: it needs a vibrant open-source ecosystem alongside them. — tap to centre the map on it The United States cannot lead in artificial intelligence with closed models alone: it needs a vibrant open-source ecosystem alongside them. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. — tap to centre the map on it Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — 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 10 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 body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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
Same subject: AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. 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: An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. — tap to centre the map on it An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI model capabilities have already advanced beyond humanity's ability to understand or control them. — tap to centre the map on it AI model capabilities have already advanced beyond humanity's ability to understand or control them. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound.
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The next attack on open source is denial of attention: LLM-generated fake bug reports that exhaust and demoralise maintainers.
Holds
In US-China AI competition the closed labs are beside the point; the competitor that shifts things must be American, open source and able to serve inference at scale.
Holds
No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away.
Holds
The United States cannot lead in artificial intelligence with closed models alone: it needs a vibrant open-source ecosystem alongside them.
Holds
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Holds
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Holds
Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
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 body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun.
Holds
An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected.
Holds
A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation.
Holds
AI model capabilities have already advanced beyond humanity's ability to understand or control them.
Holds
AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior.
Holds