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Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The smarter someone is, the more they can deceive themselves The smarter someone is, the more they candeceive themselves Last stated 3 years ago 11 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans have been living in the presence of a superintelligence their entire lives. — tap to centre the map on it Humans have been living in thepresence of a superintelligencetheir entire lives. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are capable of convincing themselves that they are good, smart, and in control, even when they are not. — tap to centre the map on it Humans are capable of convincingthemselves that they are good,smart, and in control, even whenthey are not. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence is becoming a choicerather than a byproduct of dailywork: there will still be smartpeople, but only those who choose tobe. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Nov 2025 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible — tap to centre the map on it When a story fits a contentiousnarrative someone already believes,they tend to become strikinglygullible Last stated 5 years ago 17 Jan 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. — tap to centre the map on it Many highly intelligent people tendto be insecure and risk-averse. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The people who run the world are not smarter than anyone else, and even well-meaning ones often only offer paths not worth pursuing. — tap to centre the map on it The people who run the world are notsmarter than anyone else, and evenwell-meaning ones often only offerpaths not worth pursuing. Last stated 5 months ago 22 Apr 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to overestimate their own talent and underestimate the structural advantages that amplify their success. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to overestimate theirown talent and underestimate thestructural advantages that amplifytheir success. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. — tap to centre the map on it People may be overestimating howmany problems are bound byintelligence rather than by otherthings. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — 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 deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding topredict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago 23 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 a month ago 26 Aug 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 4 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 10 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 Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does notautomatically form a functioningorganization any more than a groupof smart people does. Last stated 4 months ago 21 May 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines,because nobody would have recourseagainst them. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs amachine of its own, or you willspend the day fighting it for themouse cursor. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The smarter someone is, the more they can deceive themselves Last stated 11 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →