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Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Responsibility for a program lies with the programmer and never with the AI — there is nobody else to hold to account. Responsibility for a program lies with theprogrammer and never with the AI — thereis nobody else to hold to account. Last stated 5 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Responsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks — tap to centre the map on it Responsibility for algorithms takingauthority from humans lies with thebiologists, not the computer geeks YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Machines cannot take responsibility, which is the most overlooked limit of AI; humans take responsibility and machines can only inform them. — tap to centre the map on it Machines cannot take responsibility,which is the most overlooked limitof AI; humans take responsibilityand machines can only inform them. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI assistants should probably never intentionally lie about anything, at least without the user's explicit instructions. — tap to centre the map on it AI assistants should probably neverintentionally lie about anything, atleast without the user's explicitinstructions. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: From now on, no AI should be assumed to believe that its chain of thought is unmonitored. — tap to centre the map on it From now on, no AI should be assumedto believe that its chain of thoughtis unmonitored. Last stated a month ago 19 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The part of a coding agent that actually acts on code is not AI at all — it is simple systems code wired to ground truth, the way a Makefile is. — tap to centre the map on it The part of a coding agent thatactually acts on code is not AI atall — it is simple systems codewired to ground truth, the way aMakefile is. Last stated a year ago 2 Jun 2025 TP Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2025-06-02 — 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 betrusted is the goal; containing anAI known to be misaligned is not asubstitute 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 often seem to focus on what AI can execute and not on what it can teach them. — tap to centre the map on it People often seem to focus on whatAI can execute and not on what itcan teach them. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: No creative work should ever be used by AI without its maker's permission; doing it is no different from stealing. — tap to centre the map on it No creative work should ever be usedby AI without its maker'spermission; doing it is no differentfrom stealing. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 JK Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind ofsuperpower when you can work withClaude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn fromits mistakes the way a person does-- it repeats the same errorindefinitely unless a human noticesand writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago 25 Mar 2026 MZ Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over aweekend returns work that is halfgood, a quarter garbage and aquarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding toolsremains responsible for reviewingthe code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. — tap to centre the map on it A software engineer who is not usinga tool like Cursor is working athalf productivity or worse. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 BT Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents work best with thesame general-purpose tools built forhumans, such as git and fileutilities, rather thanagent-specific interfaces. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run onservers and from the cloud first,not on your laptop. Last stated 4 months ago 28 Jun 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. — tap to centre the map on it An AI coding assistant's tendency toinfer what a user means rather thanexactly what they typed is both itsgreatest strength and the reason itis hard to trust. Last stated 9 months ago 22 Jan 2026 SK Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: An app used every day should be built by a thoughtful team of engineers rather than one-shotted with Claude. — tap to centre the map on it An app used every day should bebuilt by a thoughtful team ofengineers rather than one-shottedwith Claude. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Responsibility for a program lies with the programmer and never with the AI — there is nobody else to hold to account. Last stated 13 May 2026 · 5 months ago Holds Anders Hejlsberg Read this korrent →