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← Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from.
17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 23 Jan 2019 to 4 Oct 2026.
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16 Jan 2023
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Nick Cave — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. — tap to centre the map on it What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. Last stated 8 years ago
23 Jan 2019
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Nick Cave — holds since 2019-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Aug 2023
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Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desire and the making of art draw on the same faculty, and neither dries up with age. — tap to centre the map on it Desire and the making of art draw on the same faculty, and neither dries up with age. Last stated 7 years ago
31 May 2019
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Nick Cave — holds since 2019-05-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some pain is legitimate on the way to greatness, but if pain dominates the experience, the approach is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Some pain is legitimate on the way to greatness, but if pain dominates the experience, the approach is wrong. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Brad Stulberg — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering. — tap to centre the map on it It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering. Last stated a year ago
20 Jun 2025
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2025-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Music is a way of speaking to the world in code, and an artist's other ventures flourish on top of it — tap to centre the map on it Music is a way of speaking to the world in code, and an artist's other ventures flourish on top of it Last stated 7 years ago
9 Oct 2019
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Rihanna — holds since 2019-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making something great is the opposite of resembling what is already recognised as great. — tap to centre the map on it Making something great is the opposite of resembling what is already recognised as great. Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jan 2023
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Nick Cave — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. Last stated 3 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competent information processing and sentience are wholly unrelated — tap to centre the map on it Competent information processing and sentience are wholly unrelated Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humanity has not yet created a conscious computer program — tap to centre the map on it Humanity has not yet created a conscious computer program Last stated 3 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is far from clear that LLMs are conscious, because their architecture is very different from animal brains — tap to centre the map on it It is far from clear that LLMs are conscious, because their architecture is very different from animal brains Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is unclear whether a digital emulation of a person could ever be conscious, even in principle. — tap to centre the map on it It is unclear whether a digital emulation of a person could ever be conscious, even in principle. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Aug 2023
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Machines can be conscious — tap to centre the map on it Machines can be conscious Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2026-10-03 — 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 human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
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Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from.
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What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one.
Holds
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Holds
The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from.
Holds
Desire and the making of art draw on the same faculty, and neither dries up with age.
Holds
Some pain is legitimate on the way to greatness, but if pain dominates the experience, the approach is wrong.
Holds
It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering.
Holds
Music is a way of speaking to the world in code, and an artist's other ventures flourish on top of it
Holds
Making something great is the opposite of resembling what is already recognised as great.
Holds
AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small.
Holds
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Holds
Competent information processing and sentience are wholly unrelated
Holds
Humanity has not yet created a conscious computer program
Holds
It is far from clear that LLMs are conscious, because their architecture is very different from animal brains
Holds
It is unclear whether a digital emulation of a person could ever be conscious, even in principle.
Holds
Machines can be conscious
Holds
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.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds