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25 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human civilization is on a trajectory that will lead to the death of 40-70% of the population starting around mid-century. — tap to centre the map on it Human civilization is on a trajectory that will lead to the death of 40-70% of the population starting around mid-century. Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human-level artificial intelligence is plausibly centuries or millennia away, and no trend supports a shorter estimate. — tap to centre the map on it Human-level artificial intelligence is plausibly centuries or millennia away, and no trend supports a shorter estimate. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Dec 2023
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Scott Aaronson — holds since 2008-09-07 — tap for who they are
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Scott Aaronson — no longer holds since 2023-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The pace of technological advancement needs to be slowed until its implications are understood. — tap to centre the map on it The pace of technological advancement needs to be slowed until its implications are understood. Last stated a week ago
26 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture. — tap to centre the map on it The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The bottleneck in AI is no longer the progress of the models but their diffusion — if the models froze today, the economy would still take decades to absorb what already exists. — tap to centre the map on it The bottleneck in AI is no longer the progress of the models but their diffusion — if the models froze today, the economy would still take decades to absorb what already exists. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Placing technology in its historical context is necessary for thinking about the future of computing — tap to centre the map on it Placing technology in its historical context is necessary for thinking about the future of computing Last stated 12 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humanity can take its finger off the scale of technological progress any time it wants. — tap to centre the map on it Humanity can take its finger off the scale of technological progress any time it wants. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Dec 2023
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — 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 system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative. — tap to centre the map on it Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative. Last stated 4 years ago
23 Sept 2022
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Charity Majors — holds since 2022-09-23 — tap for who they are
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The late 20th and early 21st centuries may be reinterpreted as a period of capital accumulation that enabled future technological advancement.
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Human civilization is on a trajectory that will lead to the death of 40-70% of the population starting around mid-century.
Holds
Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way.
Holds
Human-level artificial intelligence is plausibly centuries or millennia away, and no trend supports a shorter estimate.
No longer holds
The pace of technological advancement needs to be slowed until its implications are understood.
Holds
The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture.
Holds
The bottleneck in AI is no longer the progress of the models but their diffusion — if the models froze today, the economy would still take decades to absorb what already exists.
Holds
Placing technology in its historical context is necessary for thinking about the future of computing
Holds
Humanity can take its finger off the scale of technological progress any time it wants.
Holds
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Holds
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Holds
A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward.
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 system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
Command-and-control leadership is poison in any industry that runs on creativity, because it stifles innovation and saps initiative.
Holds