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7 Oct 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour. — tap to centre the map on it The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. — tap to centre the map on it Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Feb 2024
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Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2024-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every improvement in computing so far has produced more jobs, not fewer. — tap to centre the map on it Every improvement in computing so far has produced more jobs, not fewer. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception. — tap to centre the map on it Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception. Last stated 9 years ago
24 Feb 2018
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Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Robots and computer-assisted technologies taking over tasks previously done by labour is what puts the future of jobs and wages in question. — tap to centre the map on it Robots and computer-assisted technologies taking over tasks previously done by labour is what puts the future of jobs and wages in question. Last stated 10 years ago
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Pascual Restrepo — holds since 2017-03-01 — tap for who they are
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Daron Acemoglu — holds since 2017-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The narrative that AI destroys jobs is exactly backwards: AI automates tasks, and automation is creating jobs everywhere. — tap to centre the map on it The narrative that AI destroys jobs is exactly backwards: AI automates tasks, and automation is creating jobs everywhere. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The crucial problem is not creating new jobs but creating jobs that humans perform better than algorithms — tap to centre the map on it The crucial problem is not creating new jobs but creating jobs that humans perform better than algorithms Last stated 9 years ago
8 May 2017
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New technology tends to make workers do more in the same time for the same or less pay, rather than freeing their time. — tap to centre the map on it New technology tends to make workers do more in the same time for the same or less pay, rather than freeing their time. Last stated 10 months ago
3 Dec 2025
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Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2025-12-03 — 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 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — 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
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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 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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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 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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Technological advancement has always rendered some jobs unnecessary.
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The job has always been to solve human problems, and software is not required for every human endeavour.
Holds
Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists.
Holds
Every improvement in computing so far has produced more jobs, not fewer.
Holds
Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception.
Holds
Robots and computer-assisted technologies taking over tasks previously done by labour is what puts the future of jobs and wages in question.
Holds
The narrative that AI destroys jobs is exactly backwards: AI automates tasks, and automation is creating jobs everywhere.
Holds
The crucial problem is not creating new jobs but creating jobs that humans perform better than algorithms
Holds
New technology tends to make workers do more in the same time for the same or less pay, rather than freeing their time.
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
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds