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coding agents Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself. The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself. Last stated a month ago
9 Aug 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No creative work should ever be used by AI without its maker's permission; doing it is no different from stealing. — tap to centre the map on it No creative work should ever be used by AI without its maker's permission; doing it is no different from stealing. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. Last stated 4 months ago
28 May 2026
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading. Last stated 6 months ago
27 Mar 2026
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
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Maggie Appleton — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable. — tap to centre the map on it Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything he blogs is handwritten now, AI used at most to fix typos, because the agent misses the nuances of his voice and the rough parts of a human have value. — tap to centre the map on it Everything he blogs is handwritten now, AI used at most to fix typos, because the agent misses the nuances of his voice and the rough parts of a human have value. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When an AI writes bad code the thing to fix is the context it was given, not the code, because fixing the output adds no leverage. — tap to centre the map on it When an AI writes bad code the thing to fix is the context it was given, not the code, because fixing the output adds no leverage. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather read your broken English than your AI-written text; we are reaching the point where typos are valuable again. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather read your broken English than your AI-written text; we are reaching the point where typos are valuable again. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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 11 months 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 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 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 4 weeks 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 a month ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
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The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself.
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No creative work should ever be used by AI without its maker's permission; doing it is no different from stealing.
Holds
Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway.
Holds
Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking.
Holds
The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading.
Holds
Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable.
Holds
Everything he blogs is handwritten now, AI used at most to fix typos, because the agent misses the nuances of his voice and the rough parts of a human have value.
Holds
When an AI writes bad code the thing to fix is the context it was given, not the code, because fixing the output adds no leverage.
Holds
He would rather read your broken English than your AI-written text; we are reaching the point where typos are valuable again.
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
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 machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds