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14 Sept 2026
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Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: More AI models that deliver top-tier performance at lower cost are needed. — tap to centre the map on it More AI models that deliver top-tier performance at lower cost are needed. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models are not commodities, and people who think they are fungible have not actually used them. — tap to centre the map on it AI models are not commodities, and people who think they are fungible have not actually used them. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Higher-priced AI subscription tiers mainly buy more hours of agent usage rather than a smarter underlying model — tap to centre the map on it Higher-priced AI subscription tiers mainly buy more hours of agent usage rather than a smarter underlying model Last stated 3 months ago
23 Jul 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI pricing is a big market delusion: each company’s implied revenues look plausible alone, but added together they exceed any market that could exist. — tap to centre the map on it AI pricing is a big market delusion: each company’s implied revenues look plausible alone, but added together they exceed any market that could exist. Last stated 11 months ago
3 Dec 2025
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Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did. — tap to centre the map on it Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did. Last stated 9 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. — tap to centre the map on it An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The dangerous concentration of power in AI comes from who can afford the compute, not from who holds the model weights. — tap to centre the map on it The dangerous concentration of power in AI comes from who can afford the compute, not from who holds the model weights. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Personalized pricing by AI and big data could be more efficient than current signaling games because it is basically costless. — tap to centre the map on it Personalized pricing by AI and big data could be more efficient than current signaling games because it is basically costless. Last stated 6 days ago
30 Oct 2026
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. — tap to centre the map on it A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. Last stated 5 months ago
31 May 2026
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Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
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The best-performing AI model in a category earns outsized pricing power over models that are merely close to it.
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More AI models that deliver top-tier performance at lower cost are needed.
Holds
AI models are not commodities, and people who think they are fungible have not actually used them.
Holds
Higher-priced AI subscription tiers mainly buy more hours of agent usage rather than a smarter underlying model
Holds
AI pricing is a big market delusion: each company’s implied revenues look plausible alone, but added together they exceed any market that could exist.
Holds
Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did.
Holds
An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans.
Holds
The dangerous concentration of power in AI comes from who can afford the compute, not from who holds the model weights.
Holds
Personalized pricing by AI and big data could be more efficient than current signaling games because it is basically costless.
Holds
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Holds
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Holds
A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it.
Holds
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Holds