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the cloud 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 people will be priced out of producing software for the next few years if they cannot get enough tokens, putting them in a second league. Some people will be priced out of producing software for the next few years if they cannot get enough tokens, putting them in a second league. Last stated yesterday
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The cost of a token is falling by an order of magnitude every year, even as the price of the computers that make them goes up. — tap to centre the map on it The cost of a token is falling by an order of magnitude every year, even as the price of the computers that make them goes up. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it. — tap to centre the map on it When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource. — tap to centre the map on it Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Maxing out your token usage is optimising one node of the factory for utilisation instead of the end-to-end goal of shipping value that is stable and lasts. — tap to centre the map on it Maxing out your token usage is optimising one node of the factory for utilisation instead of the end-to-end goal of shipping value that is stable and lasts. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chips made on older process nodes have to get more expensive, because a new fab cannot make money selling at prices a fully depreciated fab set. — tap to centre the map on it Chips made on older process nodes have to get more expensive, because a new fab cannot make money selling at prices a fully depreciated fab set. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Doug O'Laughlin — holds since 2021-11-22 — tap for who they are
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Doug O'Laughlin — no longer holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Demand for software will be extremely large precisely because software just got much cheaper to produce. — tap to centre the map on it Demand for software will be extremely large precisely because software just got much cheaper to produce. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. — tap to centre the map on it Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. Last stated 5 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will settle the way cloud did — three or four players, kept few by the cost of entry rather than by network effects. — tap to centre the map on it AI will settle the way cloud did — three or four players, kept few by the cost of entry rather than by network effects. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. — tap to centre the map on it An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As labs sell finished white-collar work rather than reasoning traces, Chinese models will lose the ability to distil their way to parity. — tap to centre the map on it As labs sell finished white-collar work rather than reasoning traces, Chinese models will lose the ability to distil their way to parity. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current AI absorbs exceptional living creators to birth ghostly geniuses that write code, drive cars, do work, and run the world. — tap to centre the map on it Current AI absorbs exceptional living creators to birth ghostly geniuses that write code, drive cars, do work, and run the world. Last stated a week ago
10 Sept 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot. Last stated 6 years ago
28 May 2020
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2020-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. 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: The jump from Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra is the best model for ambitious projects with likely the highest raw intelligence of any model. — tap to centre the map on it The jump from Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra is the best model for ambitious projects with likely the highest raw intelligence of any model. Last stated a week ago
12 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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Some people will be priced out of producing software for the next few years if they cannot get enough tokens, putting them in a second league.
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The cost of a token is falling by an order of magnitude every year, even as the price of the computers that make them goes up.
Holds
When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it.
Holds
Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource.
Holds
Maxing out your token usage is optimising one node of the factory for utilisation instead of the end-to-end goal of shipping value that is stable and lasts.
Holds
Chips made on older process nodes have to get more expensive, because a new fab cannot make money selling at prices a fully depreciated fab set.
No longer holds
Demand for software will be extremely large precisely because software just got much cheaper to produce.
Holds
Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes.
Holds
AI will settle the way cloud did — three or four players, kept few by the cost of entry rather than by network effects.
Holds
AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer.
Holds
An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans.
Holds
As labs sell finished white-collar work rather than reasoning traces, Chinese models will lose the ability to distil their way to parity.
Holds
Current AI absorbs exceptional living creators to birth ghostly geniuses that write code, drive cars, do work, and run the world.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot.
Holds
Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence.
Holds
The jump from Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra is the best model for ambitious projects with likely the highest raw intelligence of any model.
Holds