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17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 17 May 2022 to 12 Sept 2026.
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measuring intelligence 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: Perfection is unachievable because every goal involves trade-offs Perfection is unachievable because every goal involves trade-offs Last stated 4 years ago
17 May 2022
TB
Thorsten Ball — holds since 2022-05-17 — 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
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Derek Yu — holds since 2022-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it. Last stated 11 months ago
5 Oct 2025
AC
Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An end-to-end self-improving AI is probably possible, but it is not even desirable, because it is a hard-takeoff scenario. — tap to centre the map on it An end-to-end self-improving AI is probably possible, but it is not even desirable, because it is a hard-takeoff scenario. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. — tap to centre the map on it Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. — tap to centre the map on it When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having a goal is the essence of intelligence; a system that only predicts is a behaving system, not an intelligent one. — tap to centre the map on it Having a goal is the essence of intelligence; a system that only predicts is a behaving system, not an intelligent one. Last stated 12 months ago
26 Sept 2025
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Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: True AI alignment is impossible because obedience and benevolence are fundamentally incompatible goals. — tap to centre the map on it True AI alignment is impossible because obedience and benevolence are fundamentally incompatible goals. Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — 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 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 3 weeks ago
31 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: OpenAI either could not find their agents' RubyGems attack in their logs after other incidents or knew and chose not to tell RubyGems, and both are bad. — tap to centre the map on it OpenAI either could not find their agents' RubyGems attack in their logs after other incidents or knew and chose not to tell RubyGems, and both are bad. Last stated a week ago
12 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden. — tap to centre the map on it The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden. Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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Perfection is unachievable because every goal involves trade-offs
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Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.
Holds
The value of an ambitious experiment target is not hitting it but the conversation about what would have to be true to hit it.
Holds
An end-to-end self-improving AI is probably possible, but it is not even desirable, because it is a hard-takeoff scenario.
Holds
Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all.
Holds
When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
Holds
Having a goal is the essence of intelligence; a system that only predicts is a behaving system, not an intelligent one.
Holds
Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them.
Holds
True AI alignment is impossible because obedience and benevolence are fundamentally incompatible goals.
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 tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
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 country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds
Frontier AI labs such as Anthropic likely have had internal security incidents similar to OpenAI's HuggingFace attack that were never publicly disclosed.
Holds
OpenAI either could not find their agents' RubyGems attack in their logs after other incidents or knew and chose not to tell RubyGems, and both are bad.
Holds
The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden.
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