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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 23 Jan 2019 to 19 Sept 2026.
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ARC-AGI 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 limitations of being human are what make being human worth experiencing. The limitations of being human are what make being human worth experiencing. Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The human experience is why life is worth living. — tap to centre the map on it The human experience is why life is worth living. Last stated 2 days ago
19 Sept 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess. Last stated 4 days ago
17 Sept 2026
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People can train themselves to notice soft fascination anywhere, not only in natural settings. — tap to centre the map on it People can train themselves to notice soft fascination anywhere, not only in natural settings. Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Rob Walker — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Judging an AI by how close it is to a human is the mistake: appreciating what it can actually do is both more accurate and better protection against its dangers. — tap to centre the map on it Judging an AI by how close it is to a human is the mistake: appreciating what it can actually do is both more accurate and better protection against its dangers. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of awe depends on the limits of the person who made the thing, so unlimited potential has nothing left to transcend. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of awe depends on the limits of the person who made the thing, so unlimited potential has nothing left to transcend. Last stated 8 years ago
23 Jan 2019
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Nick Cave — holds since 2019-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human beings are inherently "completion freaks," always needing to know whether something is finished or if there is more to do. — tap to centre the map on it Human beings are inherently "completion freaks," always needing to know whether something is finished or if there is more to do. Last stated 4 months ago
5 Jun 2026
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Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The moral theory underneath longtermism treats people as containers of value rather than as the point of it, which is why creating more of them counts as making the universe better. — tap to centre the map on it The moral theory underneath longtermism treats people as containers of value rather than as the point of it, which is why creating more of them counts as making the universe better. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Émile P. Torres — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. 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 true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. — tap to centre the map on it Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
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François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining an avocado and a chair into one image is evidence a model conceptually understands both, not that it memorised pictures of them. — tap to centre the map on it Combining an avocado and a chair into one image is evidence a model conceptually understands both, not that it memorised pictures of them. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Passing ARC-AGI does not amount to achieving AGI: o3 still fails on some very easy tasks, indicating fundamental differences from human intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Passing ARC-AGI does not amount to achieving AGI: o3 still fails on some very easy tasks, indicating fundamental differences from human intelligence. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Dec 2024
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François Chollet — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus can measure human-like general fluid intelligence and enable fair comparisons between AI systems and humans. — tap to centre the map on it The Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus can measure human-like general fluid intelligence and enable fair comparisons between AI systems and humans. Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
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François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
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The limitations of being human are what make being human worth experiencing.
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The human experience is why life is worth living.
Holds
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Holds
Humans are amazing in part because their minds are such a complicated mess.
Holds
People can train themselves to notice soft fascination anywhere, not only in natural settings.
Holds
Judging an AI by how close it is to a human is the mistake: appreciating what it can actually do is both more accurate and better protection against its dangers.
Holds
A sense of awe depends on the limits of the person who made the thing, so unlimited potential has nothing left to transcend.
Holds
Human beings are inherently "completion freaks," always needing to know whether something is finished or if there is more to do.
Holds
The moral theory underneath longtermism treats people as containers of value rather than as the point of it, which is why creating more of them counts as making the universe better.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Holds
A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model.
Holds
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Holds
Combining an avocado and a chair into one image is evidence a model conceptually understands both, not that it memorised pictures of them.
Holds
Passing ARC-AGI does not amount to achieving AGI: o3 still fails on some very easy tasks, indicating fundamental differences from human intelligence.
Holds
The Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus can measure human-like general fluid intelligence and enable fair comparisons between AI systems and humans.
Holds