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← The principal-agent problem, an incentives problem, drives a great deal of what happens in the world.

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Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under value investing value investing Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under metascience metascience Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The principal-agent problem, an incentives problem, drives a great deal of what happens in the world. The principal-agent problem, an incentivesproblem, drives a great deal of whathappens in the world. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Dec 2019 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a system's incentives produce bad behaviour, the blame belongs entirely to whoever created the incentives. — tap to centre the map on it When a system's incentives producebad behaviour, the blame belongsentirely to whoever created theincentives. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Incentives drive all human behaviour, which makes a management team's incentives central to valuing a company. — tap to centre the map on it Incentives drive all humanbehaviour, which makes a managementteam's incentives central to valuinga company. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Feb 2024 BA Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making the person who directs an AI agent also own the deployment removes the principal-agent misalignment that agent-driven code review creates. — tap to centre the map on it Making the person who directs an AIagent also own the deploymentremoves the principal-agentmisalignment that agent-driven codereview creates. Last stated 5 months ago 7 May 2026 DC David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Governing increasingly powerful AI systems requires solving a collective action problem among companies and governments to coordinate on pacing AI development. — tap to centre the map on it Governing increasingly powerful AIsystems requires solving acollective action problem amongcompanies and governments tocoordinate on pacing AI development. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: When agents do the building, the scarce skill is taste: choosing which problem is worth the time at all. — tap to centre the map on it When agents do the building, thescarce skill is taste: choosingwhich problem is worth the time atall. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The next constraint on AI adoption is not what the agents can do but how many of them a company can absorb. — tap to centre the map on it The next constraint on AI adoptionis not what the agents can do buthow many of them a company canabsorb. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fixing science's incentives means changing what journals, departments and funders are rewarded for, not only what scientists are. — tap to centre the map on it Fixing science's incentives meanschanging what journals, departmentsand funders are rewarded for, notonly what scientists are. Last stated 7 years ago 23 Feb 2020 JC Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-02-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting. — tap to centre the map on it Companies do not have sufficientincentives to mitigate the majorrisks of AI, and competition betweenthem is driving corner-cutting. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Feb 2025 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. — tap to centre the map on it A difficult problem is betterthought through both forwards andbackward than in one direction only. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Oct 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. — tap to centre the map on it A few dozen mental models are enoughto get a firm grasp of how the worldworks. Last stated 9 years ago by 12 Aug 2017 JC James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful. — tap to centre the map on it A map is not the territory itrepresents, but if it is correct itshares the territory's structure,which is what makes it useful. AK Alfred Korzybski — holds since c. 1933 — tap for who they are Same subject: Inversion frequently solves problems that nothing else will — tap to centre the map on it Inversion frequently solves problemsthat nothing else will Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Without the elementary mathematics of probability in one’s repertoire, one gives everybody else a huge advantage — tap to centre the map on it Without the elementary mathematicsof probability in one’s repertoire,one gives everybody else a hugeadvantage CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. — tap to centre the map on it Outside the circle of competence,confidence does not diminish as fastas competence, and the biggest riskis what one does not see. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". — tap to centre the map on it To improve the odds of success, aperson should understand theperimeter of their circle ofcompetence, operate well inside it,and be willing to say "I don'tknow". Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
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