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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 18 Mar 2024 to 27 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about OpenAI .
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18 May 2024
VM
Varun Raj Manoharan — holds since 2024-05-18 — 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
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decision models like Jev are significantly cheaper and faster than traditional LLMs because they only charge for input tokens. — tap to centre the map on it Decision models like Jev are significantly cheaper and faster than traditional LLMs because they only charge for input tokens. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LLMs replacing podcasts as a source of information poses a real disruption to podcasting. — tap to centre the map on it LLMs replacing podcasts as a source of information poses a real disruption to podcasting. Last stated 3 months ago
25 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The memorize-fetch-apply paradigm behind LLMs can reach arbitrary skill given training data, but it cannot adapt to novelty or acquire new skills on the fly. — tap to centre the map on it The memorize-fetch-apply paradigm behind LLMs can reach arbitrary skill given training data, but it cannot adapt to novelty or acquire new skills on the fly. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Dec 2024
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
FC
François Chollet — no longer holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work on large language models is not progress toward artificial general intelligence, because the models do not understand what they read. — tap to centre the map on it Work on large language models is not progress toward artificial general intelligence, because the models do not understand what they read. Last stated a year ago
30 Jul 2025
AG
Alexey Guzey — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
AG
Alexey Guzey — no longer holds since 2025-07-30 — 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 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
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 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
EP
Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. — tap to centre the map on it A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
HR
Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
CB
Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
At the centre
OpenAI's growth beyond model-building is limited by its lack of an ecosystem.
Holds Read this korrent →
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Decision models like Jev are significantly cheaper and faster than traditional LLMs because they only charge for input tokens.
Holds
LLMs replacing podcasts as a source of information poses a real disruption to podcasting.
Holds
The memorize-fetch-apply paradigm behind LLMs can reach arbitrary skill given training data, but it cannot adapt to novelty or acquire new skills on the fly.
No longer holds
Work on large language models is not progress toward artificial general intelligence, because the models do not understand what they read.
No longer holds
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
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
Holds
A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds