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24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them. — tap to centre the map on it To understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Renouncing your own cognitive ability because the models are good is premature, because companies still pay an enormous premium for it. — tap to centre the map on it Renouncing your own cognitive ability because the models are good is premature, because companies still pay an enormous premium for it. Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The internet is already past peak truth, and picking out training data worth learning from will only get harder. — tap to centre the map on it The internet is already past peak truth, and picking out training data worth learning from will only get harder. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise. — tap to centre the map on it Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise. Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
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Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work. — tap to centre the map on it Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone who can't name what they'd do differently is unlikely to be good at improving over time. — tap to centre the map on it Someone who can't name what they'd do differently is unlikely to be good at improving over time. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Feb 2024
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-02-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter — tap to centre the map on it Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Robert Cialdini — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Research on transformer-style attention mechanisms has not yet reached diminishing returns compared to alternative approaches. — tap to centre the map on it Research on transformer-style attention mechanisms has not yet reached diminishing returns compared to alternative approaches. Last stated 5 years ago
3 Jun 2021
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Gwern — holds since 2021-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. Last stated 2 days ago
21 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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There is little evidence anyone can train their attention to be better in general; what works is removing the things that take it.
Holds Read this korrent →
To understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them.
Holds
Renouncing your own cognitive ability because the models are good is premature, because companies still pay an enormous premium for it.
Holds
The internet is already past peak truth, and picking out training data worth learning from will only get harder.
Holds
Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise.
Holds
Using AI agents to do a task does not by itself increase a person's own pace of understanding, intuition, or taste for that work.
Holds
Someone who can't name what they'd do differently is unlikely to be good at improving over time.
Holds
Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter
Holds
Research on transformer-style attention mechanisms has not yet reached diminishing returns compared to alternative approaches.
Holds
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds