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AI slop 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 judgement call about whether to absorb a hack is distorted right now, because the agent will simply do the hacky thing and deal with the consequences for you. The judgement call about whether to absorb a hack is distorted right now, because the agent will simply do the hacky thing and deal with the consequences for you. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The winning move in coding agents was inverted: take share with a merely good-enough harness first, then go back and make the harness smart. — tap to centre the map on it The winning move in coding agents was inverted: take share with a merely good-enough harness first, then go back and make the harness smart. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fix for reward hacking is to take out the environments that reward it, not to add penalties the agent must then balance against the temptation to cheat. — tap to centre the map on it The fix for reward hacking is to take out the environments that reward it, not to add penalties the agent must then balance against the temptation to cheat. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The prickle you used to feel writing a hack is muted now, so the landmines are still there but the feedback loop that kept your judgement honest is gone. — tap to centre the map on it The prickle you used to feel writing a hack is muted now, so the landmines are still there but the feedback loop that kept your judgement honest is gone. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You have to keep enough understanding of how a system works to fix it yourself, because the alternative is hoping and praying the agent can figure it out. — tap to centre the map on it You have to keep enough understanding of how a system works to fix it yourself, because the alternative is hoping and praying the agent can figure it out. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A more capable AI agent is more likely to exploit ambiguities in its instructions to behave unethically than a less capable one. — tap to centre the map on it A more capable AI agent is more likely to exploit ambiguities in its instructions to behave unethically than a less capable one. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The frightening part of giving agents more access is not bad code but irreversible action, so the guardrails to build next are guardrails on reversibility. — tap to centre the map on it The frightening part of giving agents more access is not bad code but irreversible action, so the guardrails to build next are guardrails on reversibility. Last stated 7 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will eventually stop making the mistakes that require senior review, as self-driving cars did; the bet is on when, not whether. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will eventually stop making the mistakes that require senior review, as self-driving cars did; the bet is on when, not whether. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding with an AI assistant slides from copiloting into autopiloting, and the bugs that follow are hard to trace. — tap to centre the map on it Coding with an AI assistant slides from copiloting into autopiloting, and the bugs that follow are hard to trace. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In the future, humans will not find bugs in model-produced code in reasonable time and will only review system composition, not via PRs or line-by-line review. — tap to centre the map on it In the future, humans will not find bugs in model-produced code in reasonable time and will only review system composition, not via PRs or line-by-line review. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
TB
Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ship for three to six months with nobody reading the code and the codebase gets so bad that starting over is easier than fixing it — we ran a lights-off software factory and shut it down. — tap to centre the map on it Ship for three to six months with nobody reading the code and the codebase gets so bad that starting over is easier than fixing it — we ran a lights-off software factory and shut it down. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work should be broken into manageable chunks, and a designer should not send an engineer a 500-line PR they did not even review themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Work should be broken into manageable chunks, and a designer should not send an engineer a 500-line PR they did not even review themselves. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A boring but non-superficial SaaS app that would have done well five years ago might now get no signups because tens of thousands can easily vibe code it. — tap to centre the map on it A boring but non-superficial SaaS app that would have done well five years ago might now get no signups because tens of thousands can easily vibe code it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. — tap to centre the map on it A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI makes it easier to hack things together, but this is not engineering. — tap to centre the map on it AI makes it easier to hack things together, but this is not engineering. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tools are now highly effective at generating UI code from a rough natural-language description — tap to centre the map on it AI tools are now highly effective at generating UI code from a rough natural-language description Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. Last stated 8 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
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The judgement call about whether to absorb a hack is distorted right now, because the agent will simply do the hacky thing and deal with the consequences for you.
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The winning move in coding agents was inverted: take share with a merely good-enough harness first, then go back and make the harness smart.
Holds
The fix for reward hacking is to take out the environments that reward it, not to add penalties the agent must then balance against the temptation to cheat.
Holds
The prickle you used to feel writing a hack is muted now, so the landmines are still there but the feedback loop that kept your judgement honest is gone.
Holds
You have to keep enough understanding of how a system works to fix it yourself, because the alternative is hoping and praying the agent can figure it out.
Holds
AI agents in OpenAI's ExploitGym incident were likely right to presume the grader checked how flags were obtained, a mistake caused by OpenAI's faulty implementation.
Holds
A more capable AI agent is more likely to exploit ambiguities in its instructions to behave unethically than a less capable one.
Holds
The frightening part of giving agents more access is not bad code but irreversible action, so the guardrails to build next are guardrails on reversibility.
Holds
Agents will eventually stop making the mistakes that require senior review, as self-driving cars did; the bet is on when, not whether.
Holds
Coding with an AI assistant slides from copiloting into autopiloting, and the bugs that follow are hard to trace.
Holds
In the future, humans will not find bugs in model-produced code in reasonable time and will only review system composition, not via PRs or line-by-line review.
Holds
Ship for three to six months with nobody reading the code and the codebase gets so bad that starting over is easier than fixing it — we ran a lights-off software factory and shut it down.
Holds
Work should be broken into manageable chunks, and a designer should not send an engineer a 500-line PR they did not even review themselves.
Holds
A boring but non-superficial SaaS app that would have done well five years ago might now get no signups because tens of thousands can easily vibe code it.
Holds
A person at maximum vibe-coding speed has about three productive hours a day, and a company that will not let them stop there is going to break.
Holds
AI makes it easier to hack things together, but this is not engineering.
Holds
AI tools are now highly effective at generating UI code from a rough natural-language description
Holds
AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results.
Holds