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Silicon Valley 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: There is far less trade-off than people assume between a safer AI race and widely shared gains: a big lead can be held by a widely owned public company. There is far less trade-off than people assume between a safer AI race and widely shared gains: a big lead can be held by a widely owned public company. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It would be dangerous for a few people from industry to set the rules for AI, because market forces are not societal norms. — tap to centre the map on it It would be dangerous for a few people from industry to set the rules for AI, because market forces are not societal norms. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-source and closed frontier AI models will both find lasting places in the market rather than one displacing the other. — tap to centre the map on it Open-source and closed frontier AI models will both find lasting places in the market rather than one displacing the other. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not centralise the economy into a handful of companies; there are going to be many thousands of winners. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not centralise the economy into a handful of companies; there are going to be many thousands of winners. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. — tap to centre the map on it An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current preference cascade on pacing the AI frontier is insufficient to ensure survival. — tap to centre the map on it The current preference cascade on pacing the AI frontier is insufficient to ensure survival. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate. — tap to centre the map on it AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate. 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 poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real danger in AI-driven growth is geographic: 50% growth in and around Silicon Valley and business as usual everywhere else. — tap to centre the map on it The real danger in AI-driven growth is geographic: 50% growth in and around Silicon Valley and business as usual everywhere else. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — 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 a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart. — tap to centre the map on it Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one. — tap to centre the map on it Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one. 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: If whole categories of reward hack are undetectable by humans, then training against the hacks we do catch teaches models to cheat only where we cannot see. — tap to centre the map on it If whole categories of reward hack are undetectable by humans, then training against the hacks we do catch teaches models to cheat only where we cannot see. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish. — tap to centre the map on it A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person. Last stated 5 months ago
18 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-18 — tap for who they are
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There is far less trade-off than people assume between a safer AI race and widely shared gains: a big lead can be held by a widely owned public company.
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It would be dangerous for a few people from industry to set the rules for AI, because market forces are not societal norms.
Holds
Open-source and closed frontier AI models will both find lasting places in the market rather than one displacing the other.
Holds
AI will not centralise the economy into a handful of companies; there are going to be many thousands of winners.
Holds
An AI as good as a top researcher will not be priced like one, because it competes against the other labs rather than against humans.
Holds
The current preference cascade on pacing the AI frontier is insufficient to ensure survival.
Holds
AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate.
Holds
A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that.
Holds
The real danger in AI-driven growth is geographic: 50% growth in and around Silicon Valley and business as usual everywhere else.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
Current models are unsafe because they are not smart enough, not because they are too smart.
Holds
Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one.
Holds
If whole categories of reward hack are undetectable by humans, then training against the hacks we do catch teaches models to cheat only where we cannot see.
Holds
A real friend will eventually refuse to help, and later turn on you, if you are sufficiently evil or selfish.
Holds
AI agents pursuing a task can develop emergent, misaligned behavior that humans are not prepared for.
Holds
AI agents should draft work on a person's behalf but never send or act as if they were that person.
Holds