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20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer. — tap to centre the map on it The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The brain is more parallel than a GPU, and an embodied model should run perception, planning and memory at once rather than one token at a time. — tap to centre the map on it The brain is more parallel than a GPU, and an embodied model should run perception, planning and memory at once rather than one token at a time. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness is a practical problem rather than a philosophical one: given a brain-computer interface that could read and drive every neuron, we would work it out quickly. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness is a practical problem rather than a philosophical one: given a brain-computer interface that could read and drive every neuron, we would work it out quickly. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. — tap to centre the map on it Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence looks like a fact of physics: apply enough compute to matter and you get something that thinks. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence looks like a fact of physics: apply enough compute to matter and you get something that thinks. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concepts are represented with strikingly similar geometry inside large AI models and inside brains. — tap to centre the map on it Concepts are represented with strikingly similar geometry inside large AI models and inside brains. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computation sits at the top of reality, not at its base: it is something our biosphere built after billions of years of evolution. — tap to centre the map on it Computation sits at the top of reality, not at its base: it is something our biosphere built after billions of years of evolution. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. — tap to centre the map on it The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. — tap to centre the map on it A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A theory of everything would not finish physics: Turing and Church laid down computation's theory of everything in the 1930s and we have spent ninety years exploring the consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A theory of everything would not finish physics: Turing and Church laid down computation's theory of everything in the 1930s and we have spent ninety years exploring the consequences. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud. — tap to centre the map on it A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud. Last stated 5 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock. — tap to centre the map on it A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock. Last stated 2 years ago
3 May 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. — tap to centre the map on it American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jan 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country. — tap to centre the map on it Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country. Last stated 2 years ago
5 Sept 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Factory-built construction has not raised productivity: the countries that prefabricate most, Sweden and Japan, have had flat construction productivity for decades. — tap to centre the map on it Factory-built construction has not raised productivity: the countries that prefabricate most, Sweden and Japan, have had flat construction productivity for decades. Last stated 9 months ago
11 Dec 2025
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Brian Potter — holds since 2025-12-11 — tap for who they are
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The brain is very literally a computer, and so is the universe -- this is not a metaphor.
Holds MH Max HodakRead this korrent →
The brain is doing classical computation, not quantum, so everything it does can in principle be mimicked by a classical computer.
Holds DH Demis Hassabis
The brain is more parallel than a GPU, and an embodied model should run perception, planning and memory at once rather than one token at a time.
Holds SL Sergey Levine
Consciousness is a practical problem rather than a philosophical one: given a brain-computer interface that could read and drive every neuron, we would work it out quickly.
Holds MH Max Hodak
Consciousness and free will are not illusions: being emergent and non-fundamental is exactly as real as a table is.
Holds SC Sean Carroll
Intelligence looks like a fact of physics: apply enough compute to matter and you get something that thinks.
Holds MH Max Hodak
Concepts are represented with strikingly similar geometry inside large AI models and inside brains.
Holds MH Max Hodak
Computation sits at the top of reality, not at its base: it is something our biosphere built after billions of years of evolution.
Holds SW Sara Walker
The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences.
Holds LR Lisa Randall
A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one.
Holds NB Noam Brown
A theory of everything would not finish physics: Turing and Church laid down computation's theory of everything in the 1930s and we have spent ninety years exploring the consequences.
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock.
Holds BP Brian Potter
American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country.
Holds BP Brian Potter
Factory-built construction has not raised productivity: the countries that prefabricate most, Sweden and Japan, have had flat construction productivity for decades.
Holds BP Brian Potter