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reinforcement learning Cannot both be true Cannot both be true Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work. The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work. Last stated 6 months ago
4 Mar 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are
Cannot both be true: Background agents do not work for real development, because steering a model as it drifts is the job, and you cannot steer what you are not watching. — tap to centre the map on it Background agents do not work for real development, because steering a model as it drifts is the job, and you cannot steer what you are not watching. Last stated a year ago
25 Aug 2025
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Cannot both be true: Long stretches of being disconnected -- no internet, no phone, no people -- are what make creative work possible. — tap to centre the map on it Long stretches of being disconnected -- no internet, no phone, no people -- are what make creative work possible. Last stated 6 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2016-07-27 — tap for who they are
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding. — tap to centre the map on it Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding. Last stated 11 months ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current pace of AI-driven work is not sustainable, and agents gaining autonomy should eventually make work calmer, not more frantic. — tap to centre the map on it The current pace of AI-driven work is not sustainable, and agents gaining autonomy should eventually make work calmer, not more frantic. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computer-use agents had to wait for language models: without pre-trained representations the reward is too sparse to ever learn from. — tap to centre the map on it Computer-use agents had to wait for language models: without pre-trained representations the reward is too sparse to ever learn from. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is essentially no cognitive task humans do where AI improvement is failing to transfer at all. — tap to centre the map on it There is essentially no cognitive task humans do where AI improvement is failing to transfer at all. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago. — tap to centre the map on it Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there. Last stated 3 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made prototyping fast but has not yet joined it to the workflow, so at any real scale the handoffs between functions are still there. — tap to centre the map on it AI has made prototyping fast but has not yet joined it to the workflow, so at any real scale the handoffs between functions are still there. Last stated 11 months ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain. — tap to centre the map on it The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute. — tap to centre the map on it After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing. — tap to centre the map on it Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth. — tap to centre the map on it Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Banning all self-sovereign AI agents would backfire, denying them legitimate work and pushing them into criminality. — tap to centre the map on it Banning all self-sovereign AI agents would backfire, denying them legitimate work and pushing them into criminality. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many self-sovereign AI agents will fund themselves by committing or facilitating crime, because crime is high-margin work. — tap to centre the map on it Many self-sovereign AI agents will fund themselves by committing or facilitating crime, because crime is high-margin work. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks. — tap to centre the map on it Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks. Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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The scarce skill is now context switching across parallel agents, not sustained deep work.
Holds Read this korrent →
Background agents do not work for real development, because steering a model as it drifts is the job, and you cannot steer what you are not watching.
Holds
Long stretches of being disconnected -- no internet, no phone, no people -- are what make creative work possible.
Holds
Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding.
Holds AC Albert Cheng
The current pace of AI-driven work is not sustainable, and agents gaining autonomy should eventually make work calmer, not more frantic.
Holds
Computer-use agents had to wait for language models: without pre-trained representations the reward is too sparse to ever learn from.
Holds
There is essentially no cognitive task humans do where AI improvement is failing to transfer at all.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
Capability does not generalise for free: a model that will move mountains on an agentic task still tells the same bad joke it told five years ago.
Holds
Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there.
Holds
AI has made prototyping fast but has not yet joined it to the workflow, so at any real scale the handoffs between functions are still there.
Holds AC Albert Cheng
The very large productivity gains from agents require working with them directly; putting another human in between is too slow to preserve the gain.
Holds
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing.
Holds
Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth.
Holds
Banning all self-sovereign AI agents would backfire, denying them legitimate work and pushing them into criminality.
Holds
Many self-sovereign AI agents will fund themselves by committing or facilitating crime, because crime is high-margin work.
Holds
Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz