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5 Sept 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults. — tap to centre the map on it Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI helps exactly as far as the work is predictable and well documented, and stops helping on anything cutting edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI helps exactly as far as the work is predictable and well documented, and stops helping on anything cutting edge. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Confidence in monitoring, not capability research, will become the binding constraint on AI progress. — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in monitoring, not capability research, will become the binding constraint on AI progress. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
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Jakub Pachocki — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent's confidence that something will work is not evidence that it actually will. — tap to centre the map on it An AI agent's confidence that something will work is not evidence that it actually will. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The likeliest bad path is not a coup but sloppiness: AI does everything verifiable well, research races ahead, and the subtle work of keeping AI safe is what gets done badly. — tap to centre the map on it The likeliest bad path is not a coup but sloppiness: AI does everything verifiable well, research races ahead, and the subtle work of keeping AI safe is what gets done badly. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI errors are harder to catch in analysis of unfamiliar data than in simple writing tasks. — tap to centre the map on it AI errors are harder to catch in analysis of unfamiliar data than in simple writing tasks. Last stated a year ago
5 Sept 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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 the quality bar on its own, because it still works in the realm of averages. Last stated 12 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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
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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
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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
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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: 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: Agents are going to be incorporated into mainstream interfaces — tap to centre the map on it Agents are going to be incorporated into mainstream interfaces Last stated 6 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated junk papers risk overwhelming the hep-th physics field with worthless content. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated junk papers risk overwhelming the hep-th physics field with worthless content. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. — tap to centre the map on it An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Sept 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
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Polished, confident-sounding AI output does not mean the underlying analysis is clear or correct.
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Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults.
Holds
AI helps exactly as far as the work is predictable and well documented, and stops helping on anything cutting edge.
Holds
Confidence in monitoring, not capability research, will become the binding constraint on AI progress.
Holds
An AI agent's confidence that something will work is not evidence that it actually will.
Holds
The likeliest bad path is not a coup but sloppiness: AI does everything verifiable well, research races ahead, and the subtle work of keeping AI safe is what gets done badly.
Holds
AI errors are harder to catch in analysis of unfamiliar data than in simple writing tasks.
Holds
AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right.
Holds
AI cannot get a product to the quality bar on its own, because it still works in the realm of averages.
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
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
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
Agents are going to be incorporated into mainstream interfaces
Holds
AI-generated junk papers risk overwhelming the hep-th physics field with worthless content.
Holds
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Holds
An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one.
Holds