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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 22 Aug 2018 to 7 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about open source .
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infrastructure 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 Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The United States cannot lead in artificial intelligence with closed models alone: it needs a vibrant open-source ecosystem alongside them. The United States cannot lead in artificial intelligence with closed models alone: it needs a vibrant open-source ecosystem alongside them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In US-China AI competition the closed labs are beside the point; the competitor that shifts things must be American, open source and able to serve inference at scale. — tap to centre the map on it In US-China AI competition the closed labs are beside the point; the competitor that shifts things must be American, open source and able to serve inference at scale. 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: No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away. — tap to centre the map on it No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound. — tap to centre the map on it Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. — tap to centre the map on it A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. Last stated 8 years ago
22 Aug 2018
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A licence is only the floor of open source; what keeps a project alive is an ethos of contribution that no licence can compel. — tap to centre the map on it A licence is only the floor of open source; what keeps a project alive is an ethos of contribution that no licence can compel. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated a year ago
14 Apr 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. — tap to centre the map on it Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tariffs on Chinese clean energy reduce the total number of clean-energy jobs, because most of those jobs are in deployment rather than manufacturing. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs on Chinese clean energy reduce the total number of clean-energy jobs, because most of those jobs are in deployment rather than manufacturing. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. — tap to centre the map on it Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. — tap to centre the map on it Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The United States cannot lead in artificial intelligence with closed models alone: it needs a vibrant open-source ecosystem alongside them.
Holds MK Michael KratsiosRead this korrent →
In US-China AI competition the closed labs are beside the point; the competitor that shifts things must be American, open source and able to serve inference at scale.
Holds
No country in the world contributes more to open source than China, and American startups are built on what it gives away.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Open-source AI is still an ideological mission rather than an ecosystem, because it has none of the feedback loops that make open-source software compound.
Holds NL Nathan Lambert
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it.
Holds DD Drew DeVault
A licence is only the floor of open source; what keeps a project alive is an ethos of contribution that no licence can compel.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
Tariffs on Chinese clean energy reduce the total number of clean-energy jobs, because most of those jobs are in deployment rather than manufacturing.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language.
Holds DR David Reich
Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit.
Holds DP Dylan Patel