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← The real question about automation is how far from the world we want to retreat

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 8 Nov 2011 to 17 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under robotics robotics Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under design design 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 real question about automation is how far from the world we want to retreat The real question about automation is howfar from the world we want to retreat NC Nicholas Carr — holds since c. 2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: The useful question about robot data is not how much is needed to finish but how much is needed to start a self-sustaining flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it The useful question about robot datais not how much is needed to finishbut how much is needed to start aself-sustaining flywheel. Last stated a year ago 12 Sept 2025 SL Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moving toward AI is worthwhile, but at about 60 miles an hour rather than 100, paying attention to what is seen along the way. — tap to centre the map on it Moving toward AI is worthwhile, butat about 60 miles an hour ratherthan 100, paying attention to whatis seen along the way. Last stated 5 months ago 19 May 2026 TG Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI safety probably gets harder from here, but it will not be solved by disconnecting from reality. — tap to centre the map on it AI safety probably gets harder fromhere, but it will not be solved bydisconnecting from reality. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: With an entire body at our command, the future of interaction should not be a single finger. — tap to centre the map on it With an entire body at our command,the future of interaction should notbe a single finger. Last stated 15 years ago 8 Nov 2011 BV Bret Victor — holds since 2011-11-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is a reality that is likely not going away. — tap to centre the map on it AI is a reality that is likely notgoing away. Last stated 5 months ago 18 May 2026 BF Brad Frost — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: We need to pay closer attention to AI now, because the tipping point that will decide our future is fast approaching. — tap to centre the map on it We need to pay closer attention toAI now, because the tipping pointthat will decide our future is fastapproaching. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Oct 2026 BR Ben Rhodes — holds since 2026-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are still retrofitting the tools we already had onto workflows we have only imagined, instead of designing for how people will actually work with AI. — tap to centre the map on it We are still retrofitting the toolswe already had onto workflows wehave only imagined, instead ofdesigning for how people willactually work with AI. Last stated 7 months ago 29 Mar 2026 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The debate over whether to regulate AI is over; the dangers are here and regulation must move quickly. — tap to centre the map on it The debate over whether to regulateAI is over; the dangers are here andregulation must move quickly. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 FF Francis Fukuyama — holds since 2026-06-29 — 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 tonudge customers into behavior thatisn't good for them is doingsomething bad. Last stated a year ago 7 Oct 2025 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 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 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. — tap to centre the map on it A highly dynamic economy thatcheaply mass-produces robots mayincrease rather than decrease therisk of Malthusian resourcedilemmas. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. — tap to centre the map on it A humanoid robot is the wrong toolon a factory floor, because amachine specialised in the taskbeats it. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Apr 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI agent has to be safeon day one, because you cannot shipsomething merely good enough and letusers find the edge cases. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lacka huge amount of knowledge and relyon continual learning instead, socontinual learning is whatsuperintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitutefor a well-specified conventionalalgorithm, so it cannot simply bedropped into a complex problem andtrusted. Last stated a year ago 7 Jun 2025 GM Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The real question about automation is how far from the world we want to retreat Last stated c. 2014 Holds Nicholas Carr Read this korrent →