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← People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them.

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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under reinforcement learning reinforcement learning Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them. People cannot choose without comparison,so an AI that hands over one perfectanswer will not satisfy them. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one. — tap to centre the map on it Humans keep their place in AI asjudges rather than authors, becausetelling which of two answers isbetter is far easier than writing agood one. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Feb 2025 NL Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI gives a very clear idea of what is possible, but it is still up to people to walk the terrain. — tap to centre the map on it AI gives a very clear idea of whatis possible, but it is still up topeople to walk the terrain. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 FG Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human preference is not an equation you can package by asking which of two answers people prefer; it is personal, cultural, geographic and generational. — tap to centre the map on it Human preference is not an equationyou can package by asking which oftwo answers people prefer; it ispersonal, cultural, geographic andgenerational. Last stated 7 months ago 29 Mar 2026 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special. — tap to centre the map on it Whenever AI can do something as wellas or better than humans, that thingarguably stops being valuable orspecial. Last stated 4 weeks ago 28 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI cannot get a product to the quality bar on its own, because it still works in the realm of averages. — tap to centre the map on it AI cannot get a product to thequality bar on its own, because itstill works in the realm ofaverages. Last stated a year ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Web users don't weigh every option to choose the best one; they satisfice — tap to centre the map on it Web users don't weigh every optionto choose the best one; theysatisfice SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great customer service has always been a luxury only a Hermès or a Four Seasons could afford, and AI is what breaks the trade-off between its cost and its quality. — tap to centre the map on it Great customer service has alwaysbeen a luxury only a Hermès or aFour Seasons could afford, and AI iswhat breaks the trade-off betweenits cost and its quality. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The current preference cascade on pacing the AI frontier is insufficient to ensure survival. — tap to centre the map on it The current preference cascade onpacing the AI frontier isinsufficient to ensure survival. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors. — tap to centre the map on it Imaginary social trends canspuriously shape people's realbeliefs and behaviors. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades — tap to centre the map on it Public scrutiny of a new technologytends to jump only after a deadlyincident, otherwise rising slowlyover decades Last stated 9 months ago 15 Jan 2026 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turningintention into reality increasesappetite for continued use, thencharges for that continuation. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of friction is enoughto reshape a behavior, because mostwants are not strong enough tosurvive a minor inconvenience. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot remove the desirefor status, only change what earnsit. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them. Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago Holds Rory Sutherland Read this korrent →