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24 Sept 2026
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Brian Merchant — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies should not be the ones certifying their own safety and security practices — tap to centre the map on it AI companies should not be the ones certifying their own safety and security practices Last stated 9 months ago
15 Jan 2026
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-developing companies cannot be trusted to protect the public from the dangers of their own systems — tap to centre the map on it AI-developing companies cannot be trusted to protect the public from the dangers of their own systems Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For a company embedding AI in its products, the bigger risk to manage is a privacy or security breach, not the AI being wrong. — tap to centre the map on it For a company embedding AI in its products, the bigger risk to manage is a privacy or security breach, not the AI being wrong. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The primary threat is not rogue AI, but rogue political leaders and tech billionaires using AI. — tap to centre the map on it The primary threat is not rogue AI, but rogue political leaders and tech billionaires using AI. Last stated 6 months ago
27 Apr 2026
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Douglas Rushkoff — holds since 2026-04-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should be more worried about AI bioweapons than they currently are. — tap to centre the map on it People should be more worried about AI bioweapons than they currently are. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The harmful behaviors of major AI companies -- training without consent, opaque code, no user control -- are choices, not unavoidable features of the technology. — tap to centre the map on it The harmful behaviors of major AI companies -- training without consent, opaque code, no user control -- are choices, not unavoidable features of the technology. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is powerful enough that we should err on the side of safety at each level, but making it safe is not an unsolvable problem. — tap to centre the map on it AI is powerful enough that we should err on the side of safety at each level, but making it safe is not an unsolvable problem. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Perhaps the two biggest AI risks, somewhat in tension, are losing control of AI and power becoming too centralized in one company, model or person. — tap to centre the map on it Perhaps the two biggest AI risks, somewhat in tension, are losing control of AI and power becoming too centralized in one company, model or person. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
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Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — 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 bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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The ethics of AI companies and malign actors who exploit AI systems are a bigger worry than AI taking on a life of its own or going rogue.
Holds Read this korrent →
AI companies should not be the ones certifying their own safety and security practices
Holds
AI-developing companies cannot be trusted to protect the public from the dangers of their own systems
Holds
For a company embedding AI in its products, the bigger risk to manage is a privacy or security breach, not the AI being wrong.
Holds
The primary threat is not rogue AI, but rogue political leaders and tech billionaires using AI.
Holds
People should be more worried about AI bioweapons than they currently are.
Holds
The harmful behaviors of major AI companies -- training without consent, opaque code, no user control -- are choices, not unavoidable features of the technology.
Holds
AI is powerful enough that we should err on the side of safety at each level, but making it safe is not an unsolvable problem.
Holds
Perhaps the two biggest AI risks, somewhat in tension, are losing control of AI and power becoming too centralized in one company, model or person.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Holds
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds