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← The analytical engine cannot originate anything; it can do only what we know how to order it to perform
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The analytical engine gives analysis a new, vast and powerful language, making its truths more quickly and accurately useful to mankind — tap to centre the map on it The analytical engine gives analysis a new, vast and powerful language, making its truths more quickly and accurately useful to mankind
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The analytical engine might act on things other than number, and could compose elaborate music if musical relations could be so expressed — tap to centre the map on it The analytical engine might act on things other than number, and could compose elaborate music if musical relations could be so expressed
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so. — tap to centre the map on it Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economics cannot say what AI will do to work because the necessary data does not exist; what is needed is a Manhattan Project for data. — tap to centre the map on it Economics cannot say what AI will do to work because the necessary data does not exist; what is needed is a Manhattan Project for data. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you can predict it, it does not count as emergence. — tap to centre the map on it If you can predict it, it does not count as emergence. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Sept 2023
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Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. Last stated 2 years ago
13 May 2024
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers execute exactly what you tell them, not necessarily what you meant to tell them. — tap to centre the map on it Computers execute exactly what you tell them, not necessarily what you meant to tell them. Last stated 8 months ago
27 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AIs past this point should not be assumed to treat their chain of thought as unmonitored. — tap to centre the map on it AIs past this point should not be assumed to treat their chain of thought as unmonitored. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good. — tap to centre the map on it A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. Last stated 5 years ago
15 Jul 2021
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. — tap to centre the map on it A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — 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 10 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
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The analytical engine cannot originate anything; it can do only what we know how to order it to perform
Last stated c. 1843
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The analytical engine gives analysis a new, vast and powerful language, making its truths more quickly and accurately useful to mankind
Last stated c. 1843
Holds
The analytical engine might act on things other than number, and could compose elaborate music if musical relations could be so expressed
Last stated c. 1843
Holds
Even when AI is capable of performing a job, it may not be permitted to do so.
Holds
Economics cannot say what AI will do to work because the necessary data does not exist; what is needed is a Manhattan Project for data.
Holds
If you can predict it, it does not count as emergence.
Holds
A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic.
Holds
Computers execute exactly what you tell them, not necessarily what you meant to tell them.
Holds
AIs past this point should not be assumed to treat their chain of thought as unmonitored.
Holds
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Holds
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Holds
A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known.
Holds
A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently.
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