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government 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 nothing he believes in more strongly than empowering people with the freedom to create companies, invent technology and pursue ideas. There is nothing he believes in more strongly than empowering people with the freedom to create companies, invent technology and pursue ideas. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. — tap to centre the map on it A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every thinker takes far more truths on trust than they prove, and this is desirable — tap to centre the map on it Every thinker takes far more truths on trust than they prove, and this is desirable
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Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Too little has been said about why people should end up with more power and personal freedom in an AI world, not less, though that matters a lot to most people. — tap to centre the map on it Too little has been said about why people should end up with more power and personal freedom in an AI world, not less, though that matters a lot to most people. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus. — tap to centre the map on it The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Critics of a technology only change anything by offering people a better alternative to move towards, rather than an argument to feel bad about. — tap to centre the map on it Critics of a technology only change anything by offering people a better alternative to move towards, rather than an argument to feel bad about. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: More people are going to be able to create their ideas, and nobody is in a position to tell people what they can or can't make. — tap to centre the map on it More people are going to be able to create their ideas, and nobody is in a position to tell people what they can or can't make. Last stated 8 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. — tap to centre the map on it A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. Last stated a year ago
21 Aug 2025
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Dynomight — holds since 2025-03-27 — tap for who they are
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Dynomight — no longer holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Raising a country's ablest man to the supreme place and revering him gives it a perfect government — tap to centre the map on it Raising a country's ablest man to the supreme place and revering him gives it a perfect government
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Thomas Carlyle — holds since c. 1840–1841 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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: A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence. Last stated 12 years ago
16 Jan 2015
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Sam Harris — holds since 2015-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them. — tap to centre the map on it Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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There is nothing he believes in more strongly than empowering people with the freedom to create companies, invent technology and pursue ideas.
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A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment.
Holds
Every thinker takes far more truths on trust than they prove, and this is desirable
Last stated c. 1840
Holds
Too little has been said about why people should end up with more power and personal freedom in an AI world, not less, though that matters a lot to most people.
Holds
The only way to build something that matters is to develop conviction in a set of beliefs nobody else agrees with yet, long before they become consensus.
Holds
Critics of a technology only change anything by offering people a better alternative to move towards, rather than an argument to feel bad about.
Holds
More people are going to be able to create their ideas, and nobody is in a position to tell people what they can or can't make.
Holds
A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.
No longer holds
Raising a country's ablest man to the supreme place and revering him gives it a perfect government
Last stated c. 1840–1841
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
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
A suitably advanced digital computer can acquire general intelligence.
Holds
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Holds
Being able to statistically predict what someone will say does not mean you understand them.
Holds