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Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under video games video games Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The purpose of generative AI is to increase the wealth of a tiny handful of already-wealthy people. The purpose of generative AI is toincrease the wealth of a tiny handful ofalready-wealthy people. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 TB Tim Bray — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI is being sold by rich people whose goal is to get richer, and bought by people who want to cut their payrolls. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI is being sold by richpeople whose goal is to get richer,and bought by people who want to cuttheir payrolls. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 TB Tim Bray — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI appeals to people who want to express themselves in a medium without working in it. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI appeals to people whowant to express themselves in amedium without working in it. Last stated 2 years ago 31 Aug 2024 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI cannot create personal meaning in an object, because meaning comes from the time a person gives up making it for someone. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI cannot create personalmeaning in an object, becausemeaning comes from the time a persongives up making it for someone. Last stated 9 months ago 24 Jan 2026 BN Bob Nystrom — holds since 2026-01-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI is a tool used by mediocre, jealous colleagues to claim ownership over others' work. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI is a tool used bymediocre, jealous colleagues toclaim ownership over others' work. Last stated yesterday 1 Nov 2026 KJ Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI is as likely to invent new game genres as it is to make existing ones cheaper to build. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI is as likely to inventnew game genres as it is to makeexisting ones cheaper to build. Last stated 3 years ago 23 Jan 2024 AC Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The usefulness of generative AI is still in doubt. — tap to centre the map on it The usefulness of generative AI isstill in doubt. Last stated 3 months ago 23 Jul 2026 PR Peter Rowlett — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The biggest problem with generative AI is ethical and economic, not what it can or cannot do. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest problem with generativeAI is ethical and economic, not whatit can or cannot do. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 TB Tim Bray — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Students mostly use generative AI to cheat, disconnecting the artifacts of learning like essays and grades from actual learning. — tap to centre the map on it Students mostly use generative AI tocheat, disconnecting the artifactsof learning like essays and gradesfrom actual learning. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. — tap to centre the map on it A company with a huge existing userbase can keep funding AI datacenters as long as its AI app'sdownload numbers look healthy and ittops the charts, whatever itsretention. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 RB Ryan Broderick — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county farmore tax revenue per gallon of waterthan a golf course does. Last stated a year ago 11 Oct 2025 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it AI content should be labelled ratherthan filtered: content should bejudged by its point of view, neverby the tool that made it. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
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