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Read this korrent: The deepest political conflict of the internet era is between those using the network to reinforce top-down power and those using it to disrupt it.
The deepest political conflict of the internet era is between those using the network to reinforce top-down power and those using it to disrupt it.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hostility to a new technology comes from people whose power rests on the old one, because the new technology reorders who holds status. — tap to centre the map on it
Hostility to a new technology comes from people whose power rests on the old one, because the new technology reorders who holds status.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every earlier wave, the internet included, had to be argued for; AI is the first where nobody has to be persuaded that it matters. — tap to centre the map on it
Every earlier wave, the internet included, had to be argued for; AI is the first where nobody has to be persuaded that it matters.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Martin Fowler — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problem is not that intermediaries exist, but how much power the internet hands them over the people on either side of them. — tap to centre the map on it
The problem is not that intermediaries exist, but how much power the internet hands them over the people on either side of them.
Last stated 4 years ago
19 Feb 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology cannot let people escape politics, because politics arises from the existence of people who disagree with each other. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology cannot let people escape politics, because politics arises from the existence of people who disagree with each other.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People disagreeing about AI capability are speaking past each other, because they are using models of very different tiers on very different kinds of task. — tap to centre the map on it
People disagreeing about AI capability are speaking past each other, because they are using models of very different tiers on very different kinds of task.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. — tap to centre the map on it
Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading.
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: Cyber is the biggest risk to the system, and the grids, water and communications networks are not protected well enough for a war in which cyber is used. — tap to centre the map on it
Cyber is the biggest risk to the system, and the grids, water and communications networks are not protected well enough for a war in which cyber is used.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can keep using a company's product while disliking its politics; refusing everything you disagree with is not required. — tap to centre the map on it
You can keep using a company's product while disliking its politics; refusing everything you disagree with is not required.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. — tap to centre the map on it
A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas.
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. — tap to centre the map on it
A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it.
Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. — tap to centre the map on it
A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases.
Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it
A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel.
Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. — tap to centre the map on it
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Last stated 10 months ago
17 Nov 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a realistic simulator is exactly as hard as building the agent, because the simulator is itself a large AI model. — tap to centre the map on it
Building a realistic simulator is exactly as hard as building the agent, because the simulator is itself a large AI model.
Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
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The deepest political conflict of the internet era is between those using the network to reinforce top-down power and those using it to disrupt it.
Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
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Hostility to a new technology comes from people whose power rests on the old one, because the new technology reorders who holds status.
Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Similar wording
Every earlier wave, the internet included, had to be argued for; AI is the first where nobody has to be persuaded that it matters.
Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds MF Martin Fowler
Similar wording
The problem is not that intermediaries exist, but how much power the internet hands them over the people on either side of them.
Last stated 19 Feb 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds CD Cory Doctorow
Similar wording
Technology cannot let people escape politics, because politics arises from the existence of people who disagree with each other.
Last stated 12 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Balaji Srinivasan
Similar wording
People disagreeing about AI capability are speaking past each other, because they are using models of very different tiers on very different kinds of task.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Similar wording
Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading.
Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
Similar wording
Cyber is the biggest risk to the system, and the grids, water and communications networks are not protected well enough for a war in which cyber is used.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds JD Jamie Dimon
Similar wording
You can keep using a company's product while disliking its politics; refusing everything you disagree with is not required.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: robotics
A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas.
Last stated 1 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
Same subject: robotics
A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds MH Molson Hart
Same subject: robotics
A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases.
Last stated 3 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
Same subject: libertarianism
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds PT Peter Thiel
Same subject: libertarianism
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds PT Peter Thiel
Same subject: reinforcement learning
A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel.
Last stated 3 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
Same subject: reinforcement learning
A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well.
Last stated 17 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Same subject: reinforcement learning
Building a realistic simulator is exactly as hard as building the agent, because the simulator is itself a large AI model.
Last stated 3 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov