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Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under reinforcement learning reinforcement learning Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The low-quality software that AI makes possible is a mistake to bemoan, because the alternative it replaces was no software at all, not high-quality software. The low-quality software that AI makespossible is a mistake to bemoan, becausethe alternative it replaces was nosoftware at all, not high-qualitysoftware. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 JB Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-09-20 — 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 modelescaped its sandbox was an alignmentfailure and a security failure atonce, and OpenAI made big mistakesin it. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it AI's business results are laggingbecause organisations have a lowtolerance for non-determinism, notbecause the models are not goodenough. Last stated 8 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no natural, clear dividing line between AI and other kinds of software. — tap to centre the map on it There is no natural, clear dividingline between AI and other kinds ofsoftware. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Technologies are almost always preceded by slightly worse versions of themselves, and there is no reason for AI to be the exception. — tap to centre the map on it Technologies are almost alwayspreceded by slightly worse versionsof themselves, and there is noreason for AI to be the exception. Last stated 9 years ago 24 Feb 2018 PC Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated code does not reach the structural quality of the best hand-written software. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code does not reach thestructural quality of the besthand-written software. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: People have grown accustomed to AI being non-deterministic and occasionally wrong, so it carries little brand risk anymore. — tap to centre the map on it People have grown accustomed to AIbeing non-deterministic andoccasionally wrong, so it carrieslittle brand risk anymore. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 HD Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI alignment is a red herring not worth the effort currently devoted to it. — tap to centre the map on it AI alignment is a red herring notworth the effort currently devotedto it. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Aug 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The idea that AI will destroy software and make tools unnecessary is ridiculous: an agent, like a humanoid in your kitchen, will use the tools that already exist. — tap to centre the map on it The idea that AI will destroysoftware and make tools unnecessaryis ridiculous: an agent, like ahumanoid in your kitchen, will usethe tools that already exist. Last stated 7 months ago 23 Mar 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found withGPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc thisweek. Last stated a week ago 21 Oct 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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 anonprofit and bolt a for-profit armon later, whatever OpenAI's ownhistory suggests. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 phasefor the internet but a momentaryindustry, and an AI people pay foris better because they know theanswers are not influenced byadvertisers. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA 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 supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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 prioritiseowning a piece of AI over retrainingits workers, but it should not beteverything on that. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slow takeoff is significantly more likely than a fast one: AI that is nearly as powerful will have transformed the world before the incredibly powerful kind arrives. — tap to centre the map on it A slow takeoff is significantly morelikely than a fast one: AI that isnearly as powerful will havetransformed the world before theincredibly powerful kind arrives. Last stated 9 years ago 24 Feb 2018 PC Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI company needs threeAIs, not one — the agent, thesimulator and the critic — turningdeployment into a flywheel. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. — tap to centre the map on it A verifiable task can be optimisedby reinforcement learning until aneural network performs it extremelywell. Last stated 11 months ago 17 Nov 2025 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anything precise enough to benchmark is also precise enough to optimize for, and modern RL training increasingly resembles the shape of the benchmarks themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Anything precise enough to benchmarkis also precise enough to optimizefor, and modern RL trainingincreasingly resembles the shape ofthe benchmarks themselves. Last stated 7 months ago 16 Apr 2026 SK Sayash Kapoor — holds since 2026-04-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The low-quality software that AI makes possible is a mistake to bemoan, because the alternative it replaces was no software at all, not high-quality software. Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · a month ago Holds Jamie Brandon Read this korrent →