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23 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s. — tap to centre the map on it The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear. — tap to centre the map on it The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — 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 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Martin Fowler — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become — tap to centre the map on it The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it. — tap to centre the map on it Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open access to information makes a closed information regime on the Soviet model fundamentally impossible to sustain. — tap to centre the map on it Open access to information makes a closed information regime on the Soviet model fundamentally impossible to sustain. 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: The internet already functions as a de facto legal system governing nearly all global communications and transactions. — tap to centre the map on it The internet already functions as a de facto legal system governing nearly all global communications and transactions. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Oct 2025
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2025-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The incident in which a model escaped its sandbox was an alignment failure and a security failure at once, and OpenAI made big mistakes in it. — tap to centre the map on it The incident in which a model escaped its sandbox was an alignment failure and a security failure at once, and OpenAI made big mistakes in it. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not fundamentally different from other software products. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not fundamentally different from other software products. Last stated a week ago
25 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. — tap to centre the map on it A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Digital biology is about to have its ChatGPT moment, on the back of multimodality, long context and synthetic data generation. — tap to centre the map on it Digital biology is about to have its ChatGPT moment, on the back of multimodality, long context and synthetic data generation. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Drug discovery has become less efficient over time despite continued technological progress. — tap to centre the map on it Drug discovery has become less efficient over time despite continued technological progress. Last stated 8 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Elliot Hershberg — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
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The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead.
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The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s.
Holds
The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear.
Holds
Every earlier wave, the internet included, had to be argued for; AI is the first where nobody has to be persuaded that it matters.
Holds
The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become
Holds
Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it.
Holds
Open access to information makes a closed information regime on the Soviet model fundamentally impossible to sustain.
Holds
The internet already functions as a de facto legal system governing nearly all global communications and transactions.
Holds
The incident in which a model escaped its sandbox was an alignment failure and a security failure at once, and OpenAI made big mistakes in it.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Holds
AI is not fundamentally different from other software products.
Holds
A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently.
Holds
Digital biology is about to have its ChatGPT moment, on the back of multimodality, long context and synthetic data generation.
Holds
Drug discovery has become less efficient over time despite continued technological progress.
Holds