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← Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition
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AI and science 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: Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition
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Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Resisting the discomfort of not knowing leads people to jump to conclusions or decide before they have enough information. — tap to centre the map on it Resisting the discomfort of not knowing leads people to jump to conclusions or decide before they have enough information. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Instinctive reluctance to disagree is a great barrier to learning, and thoughtful disagreement is not easy for many people. — tap to centre the map on it Instinctive reluctance to disagree is a great barrier to learning, and thoughtful disagreement is not easy for many people. Last stated 4 years ago
27 Sept 2022
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Forming an impression very quickly leads to spending the time confirming it rather than collecting evidence, so a wrong first impression is unlikely to be corrected. — tap to centre the map on it Forming an impression very quickly leads to spending the time confirming it rather than collecting evidence, so a wrong first impression is unlikely to be corrected. Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
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Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Biased reasoning and recklessness in AI systems are intermediate symptoms, neither the cause nor the final result. — tap to centre the map on it Biased reasoning and recklessness in AI systems are intermediate symptoms, neither the cause nor the final result. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-19 — 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: Reasoning is not taught to a model by people: it emerges from reinforcement learning on questions with checkable answers, with no human preference data at all. — tap to centre the map on it Reasoning is not taught to a model by people: it emerges from reinforcement learning on questions with checkable answers, with no human preference data at all. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you. — tap to centre the map on it Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you. Last stated a month ago
7 Sept 2026
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Stephan Guyenet — holds since 2018-08-30 — tap for who they are
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people process new and disconfirming information so that their original conclusion remains intact, whereas giving priority to disconfirming evidence was a large part of Darwin’s result — tap to centre the map on it Most people process new and disconfirming information so that their original conclusion remains intact, whereas giving priority to disconfirming evidence was a large part of Darwin’s result Last stated 40 years ago
13 Jun 1986
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Charlie Munger — holds since 1986-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are