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17 Sept 2026
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Elon Musk — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. — tap to centre the map on it Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
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François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating text-trained AI as a reliable authority would undermine the nature of truth — tap to centre the map on it Treating text-trained AI as a reliable authority would undermine the nature of truth Last stated 3 years ago
8 Jul 2023
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Douglas Hofstadter — holds since 2023-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A priori arguments on empirical matters, such as that AI will certainly kill everyone, are usually wrong however convincing they seem. — tap to centre the map on it A priori arguments on empirical matters, such as that AI will certainly kill everyone, are usually wrong however convincing they seem. Last stated 3 years ago
by 27 Dec 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-12-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arguing that human-level AI is very unlikely within twenty years is now the minority position, and the burden of proof has moved onto it. — tap to centre the map on it Arguing that human-level AI is very unlikely within twenty years is now the minority position, and the burden of proof has moved onto it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In an era of algorithmic recommendations and AI-generated writing, triviality is everywhere, and admiring what's genuinely improbable is the best defense against it. — tap to centre the map on it In an era of algorithmic recommendations and AI-generated writing, triviality is everywhere, and admiring what's genuinely improbable is the best defense against it. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
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Craig Mod — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI takes away the built-in advantage that truth used to have over falsehood. — tap to centre the map on it AI takes away the built-in advantage that truth used to have over falsehood. Last stated a week ago
23 Oct 2026
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Rupert Read — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Superhuman AI reasoning is a myth. — tap to centre the map on it Superhuman AI reasoning is a myth. Last stated 9 months ago
29 Jan 2026
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Arvind Narayanan — holds since 2026-01-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a risk that reading will be devalued due to low-quality AI-generated text. — tap to centre the map on it There is a risk that reading will be devalued due to low-quality AI-generated text. Last stated a month ago
26 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence. Last stated 12 years ago
16 Jan 2015
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Sam Harris — holds since 2015-01-16 — 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 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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The blank slate fallacy is a false premise that is highly damaging to both humans and AI.
Holds Read this korrent →
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Holds
Treating text-trained AI as a reliable authority would undermine the nature of truth
Holds
A priori arguments on empirical matters, such as that AI will certainly kill everyone, are usually wrong however convincing they seem.
Holds
Arguing that human-level AI is very unlikely within twenty years is now the minority position, and the burden of proof has moved onto it.
Holds
In an era of algorithmic recommendations and AI-generated writing, triviality is everywhere, and admiring what's genuinely improbable is the best defense against it.
Holds
AI takes away the built-in advantage that truth used to have over falsehood.
Holds
Superhuman AI reasoning is a myth.
Holds
There is a risk that reading will be devalued due to low-quality AI-generated text.
Holds
A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence.
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
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds