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Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under scaling laws scaling laws Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Today's AI systems are highly capable at engineering but lack the intuitive creativity needed to be good researchers, tending toward rote, formulaic thinking. Today's AI systems are highly capable atengineering but lack the intuitivecreativity needed to be good researchers,tending toward rote, formulaic thinking. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist' systems are producing are ones the literature already contains, and the publicity around them does not say so. — tap to centre the map on it The hypotheses AI 'co-scientist'systems are producing are ones theliterature already contains, and thepublicity around them does not sayso. Last stated 4 months ago 27 May 2026 DL Derek Lowe — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI excels at certain tasks butcannot substitute for humanthinking. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI learning to generate good conjectures will never show up as a benchmark being knocked down; it will show up as a shift in how mathematicians talk about the tools. — tap to centre the map on it AI learning to generate goodconjectures will never show up as abenchmark being knocked down; itwill show up as a shift in howmathematicians talk about the tools. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is alreadyfairly good but still lacks thedirection and insight of humaneditors. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI systems get better at scientific research tasks, it becomes more likely they will soon be capable of improving and building themselves. — tap to centre the map on it As AI systems get better atscientific research tasks, itbecomes more likely they will soonbe capable of improving and buildingthemselves. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The two standard criticisms of AI — that it is not deterministic and that it is not creative — cannot both be true. — tap to centre the map on it The two standard criticisms of AI —that it is not deterministic andthat it is not creative — cannotboth be true. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI systems are not yet a substitute for real, diverse human experts. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems are not yet a substitutefor real, diverse human experts. Last stated a year ago 27 Aug 2025 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI does a good job of generating a design and still cannot express what the design is supposed to do; that part is the engineer's. — tap to centre the map on it AI does a good job of generating adesign and still cannot express whatthe design is supposed to do; thatpart is the engineer's. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 HW Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot. — tap to centre the map on it A film's script and direction mustbe of a sufficient quality tosupport its complex plot. Last stated 5 days ago 27 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spreadnot for lack of merit but because noconvenient way exists to implementit. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SR Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — 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 novelrequires a correspondingly loose,unplanned writing process to produceit. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Sept 2026 LM Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-09-07 — 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 itwas one word: naming a researchdirection is what tells a wholefield what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS 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 bereported under a stated budget, oras a curve against test-time compute— never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB 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 itscompute on research rather than onbuilding the next model, becauseresearch is where the tenfold yearlyefficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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 anonprofit and bolt a for-profit armon later, whatever OpenAI's ownhistory suggests. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model'sreasoning shift outside its visibleChain of Thought is dangerous, bothbecause it works and because aleading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 phasefor the internet but a momentaryindustry, and an AI people pay foris better because they know theanswers are not influenced byadvertisers. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Today's AI systems are highly capable at engineering but lack the intuitive creativity needed to be good researchers, tending toward rote, formulaic thinking. Last stated 3 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Jack Clark Read this korrent →