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Read this korrent: There is only one categorical imperative: act only on a maxim you could at the same time will to become a universal law
There is only one categorical imperative: act only on a maxim you could at the same time will to become a universal law
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Act so as to treat humanity, in yourself or in anyone else, always as an end and never as a means only — tap to centre the map on it
Act so as to treat humanity, in yourself or in anyone else, always as an end and never as a means only
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI cannot be both obedient and benevolent simultaneously. — tap to centre the map on it
AI cannot be both obedient and benevolent simultaneously.
Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing is expedient unless it is morally right; a thing is expedient because it is right, not the reverse — tap to centre the map on it
Nothing is expedient unless it is morally right; a thing is expedient because it is right, not the reverse
CI
Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mastering one great pursuit requires turning down many other good options. — tap to centre the map on it
Mastering one great pursuit requires turning down many other good options.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Jan 2025
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The argument from universal consent seems rather to show there are no innate principles, since none has universal assent — tap to centre the map on it
The argument from universal consent seems rather to show there are no innate principles, since none has universal assent
Last stated 337 years ago
24 May 1689
JL
John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Where there is no common power there is no law, and where no law, no injustice; in war, force and fraud are the cardinal virtues — tap to centre the map on it
Where there is no common power there is no law, and where no law, no injustice; in war, force and fraud are the cardinal virtues
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it
We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are two types of laws: just and unjust — tap to centre the map on it
There are two types of laws: just and unjust
MJ
Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — 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
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right — tap to centre the map on it
A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right
Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. — tap to centre the map on it
A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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There is only one categorical imperative: act only on a maxim you could at the same time will to become a universal law
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
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Act so as to treat humanity, in yourself or in anyone else, always as an end and never as a means only
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
Similar wording
AI cannot be both obedient and benevolent simultaneously.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Noah Smith
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Nothing is expedient unless it is morally right; a thing is expedient because it is right, not the reverse
Last stated c. 45–44 BCE
Holds Cicero
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Mastering one great pursuit requires turning down many other good options.
Last stated 3 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Similar wording
The argument from universal consent seems rather to show there are no innate principles, since none has universal assent
Last stated 24 May 1689 · 337 years ago
Holds John Locke
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Where there is no common power there is no law, and where no law, no injustice; in war, force and fraud are the cardinal virtues
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
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We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Similar wording
There are two types of laws: just and unjust
Last stated c. 1963–1964
Holds Martin Luther King Jr.
Same subject: AI alignment
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 7 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Buck Shlegeris
Same subject: AI alignment
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: AI alignment
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Same subject: AGI
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Alex Imas
Same subject: AGI
A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right
Last stated 2 Oct 2026 · yesterday
Holds Henry Farrell
Same subject: AGI
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Ilya Sutskever
Same subject: LLMs
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Lemkin
Same subject: LLMs
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Last stated 15 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Dex Horthy
Same subject: LLMs
A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Fei-Fei Li