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3 Mar 2026
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Kelsey Piper — holds since 2026-03-03 — 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: Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Producing moral, not just technological, progress requires introducing new moral premises that invert what people previously believed. — tap to centre the map on it Producing moral, not just technological, progress requires introducing new moral premises that invert what people previously believed. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dependence on technology may slowly erode human capabilities without being noticed. — tap to centre the map on it Dependence on technology may slowly erode human capabilities without being noticed. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological determinism is only believable low down the tech tree; higher up we already choose which paths not to take. — tap to centre the map on it Technological determinism is only believable low down the tech tree; higher up we already choose which paths not to take. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What matters in judging technological progress is the trend over time, not the state at any single moment. — tap to centre the map on it What matters in judging technological progress is the trend over time, not the state at any single moment. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Sept 2020
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — 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
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
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AGI research made no progress in its first six decades. — tap to centre the map on it AGI research made no progress in its first six decades. Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
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David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
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Technological progress is not a guarantee that any specific technology will be a force for good.
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Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists.
Holds
Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all.
Holds
Producing moral, not just technological, progress requires introducing new moral premises that invert what people previously believed.
Holds
Dependence on technology may slowly erode human capabilities without being noticed.
Holds
Technological determinism is only believable low down the tech tree; higher up we already choose which paths not to take.
Holds
What matters in judging technological progress is the trend over time, not the state at any single moment.
Holds
Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it.
Holds
Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way.
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
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Holds
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Holds
AGI research made no progress in its first six decades.
Holds