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← The first part of safety is that the thing works as advertised, not that nobody can misuse it.
15 connected korrents · 14 moments on record from 25 Nov 2020 to 31 Aug 2026.
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self-driving cars 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 first part of safety is that the thing works as advertised, not that nobody can misuse it. The first part of safety is that the thing works as advertised, not that nobody can misuse it. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — 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: A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. — tap to centre the map on it A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Dec 2023
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody can drive the billions of representative miles that would prove a self-driving system safe before deploying it, so deployment always precedes proof. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody can drive the billions of representative miles that would prove a self-driving system safe before deploying it, so deployment always precedes proof. Last stated 6 years ago
25 Nov 2020
PK
Philip Koopman — holds since 2020-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: On AI the state's job does not stop at safety; leaving everything else to the market is a mistake. — tap to centre the map on it On AI the state's job does not stop at safety; leaving everything else to the market is a mistake. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jan 2025
KS
Keir Starmer — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Safety guardrails make a coding model more dangerous rather than less, because one refusal turns it into something that refuses anything. — tap to centre the map on it Safety guardrails make a coding model more dangerous rather than less, because one refusal turns it into something that refuses anything. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capability has never been the reason a technology gets deployed: any carmaker could switch the brakes off every Friday, and none does. — tap to centre the map on it Capability has never been the reason a technology gets deployed: any carmaker could switch the brakes off every Friday, and none does. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — 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
TC
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
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A robot does not need video to remember the last hour: past a few seconds, memory can be a text summary of what happened. — tap to centre the map on it A robot does not need video to remember the last hour: past a few seconds, memory can be a text summary of what happened. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
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
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
PT
Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The first part of safety is that the thing works as advertised, not that nobody can misuse it.
Holds JH Jensen HuangRead this korrent →
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.
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
Nobody can drive the billions of representative miles that would prove a self-driving system safe before deploying it, so deployment always precedes proof.
Holds PK Philip Koopman
On AI the state's job does not stop at safety; leaving everything else to the market is a mistake.
Holds
Safety guardrails make a coding model more dangerous rather than less, because one refusal turns it into something that refuses anything.
Holds
Capability has never been the reason a technology gets deployed: any carmaker could switch the brakes off every Friday, and none does.
Holds FL Fei-Fei Li
A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it.
Holds MH Molson Hart
A robot does not need video to remember the last hour: past a few seconds, memory can be a text summary of what happened.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
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 AI Alex Imas
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 GM Gary Marcus
A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds PT Phil Trammell