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LLMs 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: Some cognitive effort is essential to learning, and subcontracting that effort to a device will also subcontract out the learning. Some cognitive effort is essential to learning, and subcontracting that effort to a device will also subcontract out the learning. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
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Natalie Wexler — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning takes time, effort and sometimes pain, and no tool changes that, because that is how the brain is built. — tap to centre the map on it Learning takes time, effort and sometimes pain, and no tool changes that, because that is how the brain is built. Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot learn from work you did not do yourself. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot learn from work you did not do yourself. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more. — tap to centre the map on it Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jul 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong. Last stated 4 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time. — tap to centre the map on it When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
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Andrew Huberman — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If this much effort goes into training the model, you had better be willing to keep training your own. — tap to centre the map on it If this much effort goes into training the model, you had better be willing to keep training your own. Last stated 5 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People often think that collaborating with AI takes something more advanced than is actually needed. — tap to centre the map on it People often think that collaborating with AI takes something more advanced than is actually needed. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Mar 2026
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Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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 a month ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
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 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
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Some cognitive effort is essential to learning, and subcontracting that effort to a device will also subcontract out the learning.
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Learning takes time, effort and sometimes pain, and no tool changes that, because that is how the brain is built.
Holds
You cannot learn from work you did not do yourself.
Holds
Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more.
Holds
Learning a technical skill turns less on memorising its parts than on accepting that you will feel stupid and carrying on anyway.
Holds
Learning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.
Holds
When you exercise relative to learning probably matters little, as long as the two sit fairly close in time.
Holds
If this much effort goes into training the model, you had better be willing to keep training your own.
Holds
People often think that collaborating with AI takes something more advanced than is actually needed.
Holds
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
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
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
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 content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it.
Holds