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22 Sept 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. — tap to centre the map on it The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has no genuine discernment; it absorbs and reproduces without judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI has no genuine discernment; it absorbs and reproduces without judgment. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-08-10 — 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 not worth the effort currently devoted to it. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Aug 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current AI systems are very unlikely to be close to achieving genuine sentience. — tap to centre the map on it Current AI systems are very unlikely to be close to achieving genuine sentience. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Metaphors are crucial for understanding and discussing complex technologies like AI. — tap to centre the map on it Metaphors are crucial for understanding and discussing complex technologies like AI. Last stated a week ago
22 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No company is anywhere near a single God AI, and no researcher has any reasonable ability to build one. — tap to centre the map on it No company is anywhere near a single God AI, and no researcher has any reasonable ability to build one. 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: As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people. — tap to centre the map on it As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people. 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: People are eager to optimize and put AI in even more places due to the zeitgeist that AI is too expensive and slow. — tap to centre the map on it People are eager to optimize and put AI in even more places due to the zeitgeist that AI is too expensive and slow. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is the execution of small, simplicity-weighted programs found by search over smooth loss landscapes in overparameterized networks, approaching Bayes-optimal reasoning as scale increases. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence is the execution of small, simplicity-weighted programs found by search over smooth loss landscapes in overparameterized networks, approaching Bayes-optimal reasoning as scale increases. Last stated 5 years ago
11 Jun 2021
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Gwern — holds since 2021-06-11 — 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 supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. 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: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe. — tap to centre the map on it Advanced AI is close enough that the preparations which take years have to be started now, whichever end of the expert range you believe. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-01 — tap for who they are
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are