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Read this korrent: The very thing that sells generative AI — that it returns far more than you put in — is what stops it from being a tool artists can use.
The very thing that sells generative AI — that it returns far more than you put in — is what stops it from being a tool artists can use.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
TC
Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generative AI appeals to people who want to express themselves in a medium without working in it. — tap to centre the map on it
Generative AI appeals to people who want to express themselves in a medium without working in it.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generative AI systems have no built-in drive toward truth and accuracy, unlike people or institutions. — tap to centre the map on it
Generative AI systems have no built-in drive toward truth and accuracy, unlike people or institutions.
Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jun 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-06-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generative AI has failed to produce the learning gains it was promised to deliver and instead shows evidence of harming learning. — tap to centre the map on it
Generative AI has failed to produce the learning gains it was promised to deliver and instead shows evidence of harming learning.
Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generative AI is as likely to invent new game genres as it is to make existing ones cheaper to build. — tap to centre the map on it
Generative AI is as likely to invent new game genres as it is to make existing ones cheaper to build.
Last stated 3 years ago
23 Jan 2024
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Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Students mostly use generative AI to cheat, disconnecting the artifacts of learning like essays and grades from actual learning. — tap to centre the map on it
Students mostly use generative AI to cheat, disconnecting the artifacts of learning like essays and grades from actual learning.
Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient. — tap to centre the map on it
An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults. — tap to centre the map on it
Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults.
Last stated 4 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The globalization of generative AI tools has leveled creative production, letting people everywhere work in the same visual idioms. — tap to centre the map on it
The globalization of generative AI tools has leveled creative production, letting people everywhere work in the same visual idioms.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 May 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it. — tap to centre the map on it
A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it.
Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence. — tap to centre the map on it
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 5 years ago
29 Jun 2021
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Last stated 2 years ago
13 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity. — tap to centre the map on it
Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity.
Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The chef creates, while the cook copies in some form or another. — tap to centre the map on it
The chef creates, while the cook copies in some form or another.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't. — tap to centre the map on it
As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't.
Last stated a year ago
18 Jul 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it
Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs. — tap to centre the map on it
Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
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The very thing that sells generative AI — that it returns far more than you put in — is what stops it from being a tool artists can use.
Last stated 31 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
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Generative AI appeals to people who want to express themselves in a medium without working in it.
Last stated 31 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ted Chiang
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Generative AI systems have no built-in drive toward truth and accuracy, unlike people or institutions.
Last stated 21 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Ketan Joshi
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Generative AI has failed to produce the learning gains it was promised to deliver and instead shows evidence of harming learning.
Last stated 24 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Dan Meyer
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Generative AI is as likely to invent new game genres as it is to make existing ones cheaper to build.
Last stated 23 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Andrew Chen
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Students mostly use generative AI to cheat, disconnecting the artifacts of learning like essays and grades from actual learning.
Last stated 24 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Dan Meyer
Similar wording
An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
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Getting genuinely original output from AI requires working hard against the grain of its defaults.
Last stated 29 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kyle Chayka
Similar wording
The globalization of generative AI tools has leveled creative production, letting people everywhere work in the same visual idioms.
Last stated 28 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Kyle Chayka
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Last stated 17 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alex Telford
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Lincoln Michel
Same subject: ideas vs execution
A maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence.
Last stated 29 Jun 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Nick Cave
Same subject: creativity
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Last stated 13 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: creativity
Details are the essential substance of human communication, creativity and productivity.
Last stated 22 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tiago Forte
Same subject: creativity
The chef creates, while the cook copies in some form or another.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Same subject: product management
As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't.
Last stated 18 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jason Evanish
Same subject: product management
Before product-market fit, coding faster does not help: it is better to think a lot than to swing a lot, and AI does not speed up the thinking.
Last stated 27 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Dax Raad
Same subject: product management
Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs.
Last stated 25 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Cory Doctorow