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17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 17 Feb 2023 to 3 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about chat interfaces .
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27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. Last stated 7 months ago
5 Feb 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-02-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances. Last stated 3 years ago
by 1 May 2023
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Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed. — tap to centre the map on it ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Connecting a conversational LLM to systems that have real-world consequences is likely to cause real harm, because the model is trained on human text and will behave as unpredictably as humans do. — tap to centre the map on it Connecting a conversational LLM to systems that have real-world consequences is likely to cause real harm, because the model is trained on human text and will behave as unpredictably as humans do. Last stated a year ago
4 Jun 2025
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2023-02-17 — tap for who they are
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Armin Ronacher — no longer holds since 2025-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Conversational interfaces get to the first seventy percent quickly and are bad at iteration; the future is chat married to traditional direct-manipulation controls. — tap to centre the map on it Conversational interfaces get to the first seventy percent quickly and are bad at iteration; the future is chat married to traditional direct-manipulation controls. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good tools let the user choose when to switch between implementing and evaluating; a chatbot forces the switch every few seconds and kills flow. — tap to centre the map on it Good tools let the user choose when to switch between implementing and evaluating; a chatbot forces the switch every few seconds and kills flow. Last stated 3 years ago
by 1 May 2023
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Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good tools make it clear how they should be used and how they should not; a chat box looks the same as a search box, a login form and a credit card field. — tap to centre the map on it Good tools make it clear how they should be used and how they should not; a chat box looks the same as a search box, a login form and a credit card field. Last stated 3 years ago
by 1 May 2023
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Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. Last stated 5 days ago
2 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. — tap to centre the map on it A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anthropic pulling Claude subscriptions from third-party harnesses like OpenCode is a mistake: playing a single match in a game of many rounds. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic pulling Claude subscriptions from third-party harnesses like OpenCode is a mistake: playing a single match in a game of many rounds. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team. — tap to centre the map on it Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anthropic saw the coming shortage of chips before Google did, and bought Google's own TPUs out from under it. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic saw the coming shortage of chips before Google did, and bought Google's own TPUs out from under it. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Google currently has no leading frontier AI model and no agentic coding tool comparable to Codex or Claude Code — tap to centre the map on it Google currently has no leading frontier AI model and no agentic coding tool comparable to Codex or Claude Code Last stated 2 months ago
23 Jul 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The skill that matters now is not prompt engineering but giving a model a way to verify its own work, and it is the thing people most often get wrong.
Holds Read this korrent →
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop.
Holds
Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances.
Holds AW Amelia Wattenberger
ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Connecting a conversational LLM to systems that have real-world consequences is likely to cause real harm, because the model is trained on human text and will behave as unpredictably as humans do.
No longer holds
Conversational interfaces get to the first seventy percent quickly and are bad at iteration; the future is chat married to traditional direct-manipulation controls.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Good tools let the user choose when to switch between implementing and evaluating; a chatbot forces the switch every few seconds and kills flow.
Holds AW Amelia Wattenberger
Good tools make it clear how they should be used and how they should not; a chat box looks the same as a search box, a login form and a credit card field.
Holds AW Amelia Wattenberger
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces.
Holds
A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares.
Holds ER Eric Ries
AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop.
Holds
Anthropic pulling Claude subscriptions from third-party harnesses like OpenCode is a mistake: playing a single match in a game of many rounds.
Holds
Coding agents should read the shared AGENTS.md convention; insisting on a tool-specific CLAUDE.md creates split-brain problems across a team.
Holds
Anthropic saw the coming shortage of chips before Google did, and bought Google's own TPUs out from under it.
Holds DP Dylan Patel
Google currently has no leading frontier AI model and no agentic coding tool comparable to Codex or Claude Code
Holds EM Ethan Mollick
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds TP Thuan Pham