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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 8 Jan 2013 to 17 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The next few decades will likely end civilization as we know it The next few decades will likely endcivilization as we know it Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jan 2023 PE Paul R. Ehrlich — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI. — tap to centre the map on it AI will eliminate many millions ofjobs within the next few years, andthat disruption will shape thepolitics of everything else aboutAI. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Feb 2025 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanity is unlikely to change in any fundamental way any time soon. — tap to centre the map on it Humanity is unlikely to change inany fundamental way any time soon. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 JB Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The attitude that most humans are basically trash will not last far beyond 2026 — tap to centre the map on it The attitude that most humans arebasically trash will not last farbeyond 2026 Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whatever the term, by 2030 AI progress will be so dramatic that the world will be dealing with its consequences, good and bad, in a big way. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever the term, by 2030 AIprogress will be so dramatic thatthe world will be dealing with itsconsequences, good and bad, in a bigway. Last stated a year ago 5 Jun 2025 SP Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not rational to say something is likely to end humanity in one's lifetime while planning to completely wing it. — tap to centre the map on it It is not rational to say somethingis likely to end humanity in one'slifetime while planning tocompletely wing it. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Civilization may be becoming hyper-fragile through dependence on technologies that are not as reliable as they should be — tap to centre the map on it Civilization may be becominghyper-fragile through dependence ontechnologies that are not asreliable as they should be Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Homo sapiens is near its end, more likely by transforming itself with bioengineering, AI and brain-computer interfaces than by being destroyed — tap to centre the map on it Homo sapiens is near its end, morelikely by transforming itself withbioengineering, AI andbrain-computer interfaces than bybeing destroyed Last stated 3 years ago 11 Jan 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: This is the golden age of humanity and the end of its beginning; in a thousand years these decades will be studied the way we study the end of the Roman Republic. — tap to centre the map on it This is the golden age of humanityand the end of its beginning; in athousand years these decades will bestudied the way we study the end ofthe Roman Republic. Last stated a year ago 18 Sept 2025 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 8 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A home is an asset that is likely to perform poorly exactly when a person needs it most due to its correlation with local labor market shocks. — tap to centre the map on it A home is an asset that is likely toperform poorly exactly when a personneeds it most due to its correlationwith local labor market shocks. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A labor market stuck in a low-hiring equilibrium will see employment decline outright unless hiring rates recover. — tap to centre the map on it A labor market stuck in a low-hiringequilibrium will see employmentdecline outright unless hiring ratesrecover. Last stated 10 months ago 11 Jan 2026 JP Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The next few decades will likely end civilization as we know it Last stated 1 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago Holds Paul R. Ehrlich Read this korrent →