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23 Oct 2017
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Carlos Moreno — holds since 2017-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology is a lever on the world -- the way to make more with less -- and productivity growth is the main driver of wages, industries and jobs. — tap to centre the map on it Technology is a lever on the world -- the way to make more with less -- and productivity growth is the main driver of wages, industries and jobs. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Oct 2023
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2023-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology changes the world mostly by changing what people are able to imagine. — tap to centre the map on it Technology changes the world mostly by changing what people are able to imagine. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A powerful new technology that benefits only part of society is inherently politically destabilizing. — tap to centre the map on it A powerful new technology that benefits only part of society is inherently politically destabilizing. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humanity matters more than technology, because it is humanity that dictates whether and how a technology gets adopted. — tap to centre the map on it Humanity matters more than technology, because it is humanity that dictates whether and how a technology gets adopted. Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you got into technology to change the world, then thinking about what your technology does to the world is part of the job, not an optional extra. — tap to centre the map on it If you got into technology to change the world, then thinking about what your technology does to the world is part of the job, not an optional extra. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — 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: A technological revolution cannot persist without a corresponding change in culture and law. — tap to centre the map on it A technological revolution cannot persist without a corresponding change in culture and law. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Jan 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-01-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth. — tap to centre the map on it A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth. Last stated a week ago
15 Oct 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach — tap to centre the map on it Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach Last stated 20 years ago
23 May 2006
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Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — 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 10 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 a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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Technology is an undeniable lever for transforming human lives.
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Technology is a lever on the world -- the way to make more with less -- and productivity growth is the main driver of wages, industries and jobs.
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Technology changes the world mostly by changing what people are able to imagine.
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A powerful new technology that benefits only part of society is inherently politically destabilizing.
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Humanity matters more than technology, because it is humanity that dictates whether and how a technology gets adopted.
Holds
If you got into technology to change the world, then thinking about what your technology does to the world is part of the job, not an optional extra.
Holds
Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists.
Holds
A technological revolution cannot persist without a corresponding change in culture and law.
Holds
A rapidly improving technology whose output is intelligence is destined to make violent contact with a modern sensibility that prizes human intellect and often equates it with purpose, dignity, and self-worth.
Holds
Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.
Holds
An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing.
Holds
Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
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