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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 31 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Safe is risky
Safe is risky
SG
Seth Godin — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger — tap to centre the map on it
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger
JB
James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If AI is risky like fire, everyone should have it; if it is risky like a nuclear weapon, no one should. — tap to centre the map on it
If AI is risky like fire, everyone should have it; if it is risky like a nuclear weapon, no one should.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Sept 2026
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. — tap to centre the map on it
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Last stated 3 months ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart. — tap to centre the map on it
Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fear of AI's risks leads some people to argue for trading a lot of liberty for safety, and that argument tends to end up justifying power-seeking. — tap to centre the map on it
Fear of AI's risks leads some people to argue for trading a lot of liberty for safety, and that argument tends to end up justifying power-seeking.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful. — tap to centre the map on it
It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To have fun in life, one should stop avoiding risk and uncertainty. — tap to centre the map on it
To have fun in life, one should stop avoiding risk and uncertainty.
Last stated yesterday
31 Oct 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: High-risk bets are fine as long as they are ones that would be super valuable if they worked, and research looks this way. — tap to centre the map on it
High-risk bets are fine as long as they are ones that would be super valuable if they worked, and research looks this way.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — 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 5 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
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
CH
Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
RK
Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre
Safe is risky
Last stated c. 2002
Holds Seth Godin
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Similar wording
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger
Last stated c. 1962–1963
Holds James Baldwin
Similar wording
If AI is risky like fire, everyone should have it; if it is risky like a nuclear weapon, no one should.
Last stated 16 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Isaiah Taylor
Similar wording
Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds François Chollet
Similar wording
Fear of AI's risks leads some people to argue for trading a lot of liberty for safety, and that argument tends to end up justifying power-seeking.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Similar wording
It is really dangerous when design operates in a silo outside of product and engineering, as if it had a different goal and did not need to work with those two groups to be successful.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
To have fun in life, one should stop avoiding risk and uncertainty.
Last stated 31 Oct 2026 · yesterday
Holds François Chollet
Similar wording
High-risk bets are fine as long as they are ones that would be super valuable if they worked, and research looks this way.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: agency
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 16 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: AGI
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 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Alex Imas
Same subject: AGI
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 7 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Gary Marcus
Same subject: AGI
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Last stated 10 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Chip Huyen
Same subject: AI agents
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Last stated 21 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Same subject: AI agents
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: AI agents
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Peter Steinberger