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← The most successful agent designs have probably been the ones that map onto human nature.

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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Everything filed under simplicity simplicity 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 most successful agent designs have probably been the ones that map onto human nature. The most successful agent designs haveprobably been the ones that map onto humannature. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 NY Nan Yu — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer. — tap to centre the map on it Making a product work for agents isprobably largely a matter ofbuilding the right primitives intoit, almost as an infrastructurallayer. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 MK Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A swarm of agents with the right loop and the right metric can already out-produce a team of a hundred engineers. — tap to centre the map on it A swarm of agents with the rightloop and the right metric canalready out-produce a team of ahundred engineers. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 AW Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best software design for an AI agent to use is the same as the best design for a human programmer. — tap to centre the map on it The best software design for an AIagent to use is the same as the bestdesign for a human programmer. Last stated 8 months ago 8 Feb 2026 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-02-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ideas in software originate with humans; agents build what people tell them to build. — tap to centre the map on it The ideas in software originate withhumans; agents build what peopletell them to build. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Systems thinking and user empathy in agent design are the old product principles in disguise. — tap to centre the map on it Systems thinking and user empathy inagent design are the old productprinciples in disguise. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 NY Nan Yu — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI that makes people feel more connected and loved is a product design challenge, not a model capability challenge. — tap to centre the map on it AI that makes people feel moreconnected and loved is a productdesign challenge, not a modelcapability challenge. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether to build one agent or many depends far more on the use case and its practical considerations than on philosophy. — tap to centre the map on it Whether to build one agent or manydepends far more on the use case andits practical considerations than onphilosophy. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI does a good job of generating a design and still cannot express what the design is supposed to do; that part is the engineer's. — tap to centre the map on it AI does a good job of generating adesign and still cannot express whatthe design is supposed to do; thatpart is the engineer's. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre 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 group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reportsunder one per cent risk should beread as several per cent, becausethe evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago 7 May 2024 BS Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding topredict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces abehavior pulls it toward whateverimproves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer. — tap to centre the map on it A business, not its AI vendor, bearslegal responsibility when anintegrated AI tool causes harm to acustomer. Last stated 6 months ago 20 Mar 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. — tap to centre the map on it A tool for browsing personal notesand data works better with aconversational interface than atraditional file browser. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface — tap to centre the map on it AI chat apps will slowly eat up mostservices and provide them to usersdirectly, often without an app orinterface Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The most successful agent designs have probably been the ones that map onto human nature. Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago Holds Nan Yu Read this korrent →