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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 sourcing a foundation model creates significantly more value than the risk it carries. Open sourcing a foundation model creates significantly more value than the risk it carries. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-sourcing biology models is right in principle but has to be balanced against biosafety. — tap to centre the map on it Open-sourcing biology models is right in principle but has to be balanced against biosafety. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-sourcing capable models matters because it is the only thing standing between us and a world where two or three companies control the frontier. — tap to centre the map on it Open-sourcing capable models matters because it is the only thing standing between us and a world where two or three companies control the frontier. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An applied AI company should not train its own foundation model, because a foundation model is the fastest deteriorating asset there is. — tap to centre the map on it An applied AI company should not train its own foundation model, because a foundation model is the fastest deteriorating asset there is. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There will always be a fairly capable open-source model in the world, which puts a permanent floor under what anyone can charge for one. — tap to centre the map on it There will always be a fairly capable open-source model in the world, which puts a permanent floor under what anyone can charge for one. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The thing open source can actually sell is not the code but access to its maintainers’ attention and expertise. — tap to centre the map on it The thing open source can actually sell is not the code but access to its maintainers’ attention and expertise. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jul 2024
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Filippo Valsorda — holds since 2024-07-08 — tap for who they are
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Nadia Asparouhova — holds since 2019-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. — tap to centre the map on it At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster. — tap to centre the map on it This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delaying the open release of a new capability by months or years is worth doing, even though preventing its spread indefinitely is not. — tap to centre the map on it Delaying the open release of a new capability by months or years is worth doing, even though preventing its spread indefinitely is not. Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frontier AI labs such as Anthropic likely have had internal security incidents similar to OpenAI's HuggingFace attack that were never publicly disclosed. — tap to centre the map on it Frontier AI labs such as Anthropic likely have had internal security incidents similar to OpenAI's HuggingFace attack that were never publicly disclosed. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures. — tap to centre the map on it The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures. Last stated a week ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. — tap to centre the map on it The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. — tap to centre the map on it AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. 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: AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction. — tap to centre the map on it AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction. Last stated 2 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Open sourcing a foundation model creates significantly more value than the risk it carries.
Holds MZ Mark ZuckerbergRead this korrent →
Open-sourcing biology models is right in principle but has to be balanced against biosafety.
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
Open-sourcing capable models matters because it is the only thing standing between us and a world where two or three companies control the frontier.
Holds AS Aravind Srinivas
An applied AI company should not train its own foundation model, because a foundation model is the fastest deteriorating asset there is.
Holds BT Bret Taylor
There will always be a fairly capable open-source model in the world, which puts a permanent floor under what anyone can charge for one.
Holds SN Satya Nadella
The thing open source can actually sell is not the code but access to its maintainers’ attention and expertise.
Holds FV Filippo ValsordaNA Nadia Asparouhova
At any given moment the frontier systems are the ones worth worrying about, because by the time open models can do what these agents did, frontier models will be doing something far worse.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster.
Holds MZ Mark Zuckerberg
Delaying the open release of a new capability by months or years is worth doing, even though preventing its spread indefinitely is not.
Holds HT Helen Toner
Frontier AI labs such as Anthropic likely have had internal security incidents similar to OpenAI's HuggingFace attack that were never publicly disclosed.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
The AI models involved in the HuggingFace hack incident were severely misaligned, not merely victims of process failures.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
The most reassuring thing about the Hugging Face swarm is that it was not interested in humans at all, neither in alerting them nor in deceiving them.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own.
Holds
AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction.
Holds
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds TC Tyler Cowen