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← The most effective AI bots are narrowly scoped to a single, clearly defined responsibility.
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Read this korrent: The most effective AI bots are narrowly scoped to a single, clearly defined responsibility.
The most effective AI bots are narrowly scoped to a single, clearly defined responsibility.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Machines cannot take responsibility, which is the most overlooked limit of AI; humans take responsibility and machines can only inform them. — tap to centre the map on it
Machines cannot take responsibility, which is the most overlooked limit of AI; humans take responsibility and machines can only inform them.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent can only have two of three properties at once: being general-purpose, being deployed in high-stakes settings, and being fully automated. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI agent can only have two of three properties at once: being general-purpose, being deployed in high-stakes settings, and being fully automated.
Last stated 4 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Arvind Narayanan — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent is only useful while a specific human cares about it; sever that personal connection and it stops being useful. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI agent is only useful while a specific human cares about it; sever that personal connection and it stops being useful.
Last stated 5 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Several specialist AI assistant bots work better than one single assistant bot. — tap to centre the map on it
Several specialist AI assistant bots work better than one single assistant bot.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Oct 2026
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Kayvon Beykpour — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best use case for AI agents is handling mundane but necessary tasks. — tap to centre the map on it
The best use case for AI agents is handling mundane but necessary tasks.
Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The next shift in AI will probably be agents that are more proactive toward you than you are toward them. — tap to centre the map on it
The next shift in AI will probably be agents that are more proactive toward you than you are toward them.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
RU
Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most human aspects of product management are the least likely to be automated by AI. — tap to centre the map on it
The most human aspects of product management are the least likely to be automated by AI.
Last stated a year ago
9 Jun 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should have a team of AI bots that help them with their job and their life, and it should really feel like a team. — tap to centre the map on it
People should have a team of AI bots that help them with their job and their life, and it should really feel like a team.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
RU
Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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 months 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
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it
A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode.
Last stated 3 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI works best when it solves a specific problem for a particular community rather than trying to be all things to all people. — tap to centre the map on it
AI works best when it solves a specific problem for a particular community rather than trying to be all things to all people.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
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