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15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has already made sweeping mechanical changes cheap; the unsolved problem is getting the same productivity when adding features to an old, entangled codebase. — tap to centre the map on it AI has already made sweeping mechanical changes cheap; the unsolved problem is getting the same productivity when adding features to an old, entangled codebase. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The opportunity cost of endless planning and contemplation has increased. — tap to centre the map on it The opportunity cost of endless planning and contemplation has increased. Last stated a week ago
26 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more. — tap to centre the map on it Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more. Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes code cheaper to produce, understanding and architectural design become more valuable. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes code cheaper to produce, understanding and architectural design become more valuable. Last stated 2 years ago
27 Jan 2025
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-01-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can now generate ten thousand variants of a function faster than you could write it once, and that economics pushes software towards replacement rather than repair. — tap to centre the map on it You can now generate ten thousand variants of a function faster than you could write it once, and that economics pushes software towards replacement rather than repair. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has driven the cost of generating scientific ideas to almost zero, and just as with cheap communication before it, that by itself creates no abundance. — tap to centre the map on it AI has driven the cost of generating scientific ideas to almost zero, and just as with cheap communication before it, that by itself creates no abundance. Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. — tap to centre the map on it Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you always chase the trends you will become AI slop very soon, so always be a step ahead of the baseline, like playing chess. — tap to centre the map on it If you always chase the trends you will become AI slop very soon, so always be a step ahead of the baseline, like playing chess. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special. — tap to centre the map on it Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special. Last stated a week ago
28 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — 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 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI makes work feel finished very fast, too often prematurely. — tap to centre the map on it AI makes work feel finished very fast, too often prematurely. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
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The cost of creating coherent work has gone up, because making incoherent work is now so fast and easy.
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AI has already made sweeping mechanical changes cheap; the unsolved problem is getting the same productivity when adding features to an old, entangled codebase.
Holds
The opportunity cost of endless planning and contemplation has increased.
Holds
Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more.
Holds
As AI makes code cheaper to produce, understanding and architectural design become more valuable.
Holds
You can now generate ten thousand variants of a function faster than you could write it once, and that economics pushes software towards replacement rather than repair.
Holds
Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great.
Holds
AI has driven the cost of generating scientific ideas to almost zero, and just as with cheap communication before it, that by itself creates no abundance.
Holds
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Holds
If you always chase the trends you will become AI slop very soon, so always be a step ahead of the baseline, like playing chess.
Holds
Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
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 stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI makes work feel finished very fast, too often prematurely.
Holds
AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed.
Holds