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Read this korrent: Optimizing an AI assistant to feel friendly is the wrong goal when the point is building real, production systems.
Optimizing an AI assistant to feel friendly is the wrong goal when the point is building real, production systems.
Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building AI that can actually be trusted is the goal; containing an AI known to be misaligned is not a substitute for it. — tap to centre the map on it
Building AI that can actually be trusted is the goal; containing an AI known to be misaligned is not a substitute for it.
Last stated 2 years ago
24 Jan 2025
JL
Jan Leike — holds since 2025-01-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one. — tap to centre the map on it
People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
KD
Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The massive AI build-out is the right thing to be doing, and the only thing that will slow it is supply. — tap to centre the map on it
The massive AI build-out is the right thing to be doing, and the only thing that will slow it is supply.
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: Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many. — tap to centre the map on it
Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.
Last stated 4 years ago
14 Dec 2022
DY
Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current pace of AI-driven work is not sustainable, and agents gaining autonomy should eventually make work calmer, not more frantic. — tap to centre the map on it
The current pace of AI-driven work is not sustainable, and agents gaining autonomy should eventually make work calmer, not more frantic.
Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People often think that collaborating with AI takes something more advanced than is actually needed. — tap to centre the map on it
People often think that collaborating with AI takes something more advanced than is actually needed.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Mar 2026
JP
Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Running a business on AI agents is more work than running it on people, not less. — tap to centre the map on it
Running a business on AI agents is more work than running it on people, not less.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problems worth a small builder's time are the ones too small for a big AI company to be motivated to solve. — tap to centre the map on it
The problems worth a small builder's time are the ones too small for a big AI company to be motivated to solve.
Last stated 7 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool. — tap to centre the map on it
A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool.
Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A consumer AI assistant should have one universal input that knows whether to answer quickly, chat, or go off and do work. — tap to centre the map on it
A consumer AI assistant should have one universal input that knows whether to answer quickly, chat, or go off and do work.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good framework for designing products is to design for six months out: presume model capabilities will get better and build for the world you would then be in. — tap to centre the map on it
A good framework for designing products is to design for six months out: presume model capabilities will get better and build for the world you would then be in.
Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is still not good at design, but it is good at taking direction, which works as long as you direct it clearly and make the right decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is still not good at design, but it is good at taking direction, which works as long as you direct it clearly and make the right decisions.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
BW
Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be approached as a collaboration between humans and computers, not a forced choice between them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI should be approached as a collaboration between humans and computers, not a forced choice between them.
Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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Optimizing an AI assistant to feel friendly is the wrong goal when the point is building real, production systems.
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Emanuele Bartolesi
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Building AI that can actually be trusted is the goal; containing an AI known to be misaligned is not a substitute for it.
Last stated 24 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Jan Leike
Similar wording
People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Katie Dill
Similar wording
The massive AI build-out is the right thing to be doing, and the only thing that will slow it is supply.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Similar wording
Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.
Last stated 14 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Derek Yu
Similar wording
The current pace of AI-driven work is not sustainable, and agents gaining autonomy should eventually make work calmer, not more frantic.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
People often think that collaborating with AI takes something more advanced than is actually needed.
Last stated 12 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Josh Puckett
Similar wording
Running a business on AI agents is more work than running it on people, not less.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Jason Lemkin
Similar wording
The problems worth a small builder's time are the ones too small for a big AI company to be motivated to solve.
Last stated 29 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Chip Huyen
Same subject: design
A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool.
Last stated 19 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tommy Geoco
Same subject: design
A consumer AI assistant should have one universal input that knows whether to answer quickly, chat, or go off and do work.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Same subject: design
A good framework for designing products is to design for six months out: presume model capabilities will get better and build for the world you would then be in.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: LLMs
AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Brett Williams
Same subject: LLMs
AI is still not good at design, but it is good at taking direction, which works as long as you direct it clearly and make the right decisions.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Brett Williams
Same subject: LLMs
AI should be approached as a collaboration between humans and computers, not a forced choice between them.
Last stated 6 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Steve Coast
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra
Same subject: simplicity
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets