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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 21 Mar 2023 to 31 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about AI writing .
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LLMs 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: Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. Last stated 5 months ago
28 May 2026
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Readers would rather read a person's "bad" writing than polished AI writing, because even one AI-written sentence is easy to spot. — tap to centre the map on it Readers would rather read a person's "bad" writing than polished AI writing, because even one AI-written sentence is easy to spot. Last stated 5 days ago
31 Oct 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If a press or prize does not want AI-written stories, writers should respect that. — tap to centre the map on it If a press or prize does not want AI-written stories, writers should respect that. Last stated 4 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Karen Lord — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. Last stated 5 months ago
28 May 2026
JF
Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LLMs are spoiling human writing, because ordinary constructions now look AI-written. — tap to centre the map on it LLMs are spoiling human writing, because ordinary constructions now look AI-written. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Andrew Copson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated text lacks the human mind and knowability that make writing feel worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated text lacks the human mind and knowability that make writing feel worth reading. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Craig Mod — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The idea of AI writing books is bonkers, because people write to discover things. — tap to centre the map on it The idea of AI writing books is bonkers, because people write to discover things. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Emma Gannon — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before. — tap to centre the map on it Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before. Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. — tap to centre the map on it "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. Last stated 3 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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John Cutler — holds since 2026-08-17 — 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 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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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 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. 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: An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. — tap to centre the map on it An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A strength of Claude is that it is good at ranking your options, lowest risk and least expensive first. — tap to centre the map on it A strength of Claude is that it is good at ranking your options, lowest risk and least expensive first. Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the misuse threats in Anthropic's threat disruption report, distillation is by far the most important and will have the most impact. — tap to centre the map on it Among the misuse threats in Anthropic's threat disruption report, distillation is by far the most important and will have the most impact. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. — tap to centre the map on it An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. Last stated 9 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
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Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway.
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Readers would rather read a person's "bad" writing than polished AI writing, because even one AI-written sentence is easy to spot.
Holds
If a press or prize does not want AI-written stories, writers should respect that.
Holds
Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks.
Holds
LLMs are spoiling human writing, because ordinary constructions now look AI-written.
Holds
AI-generated text lacks the human mind and knowability that make writing feel worth reading.
Holds
Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks.
Holds
The idea of AI writing books is bonkers, because people write to discover things.
Holds
Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before.
Holds
"Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
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.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun.
Holds
An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected.
Holds
A strength of Claude is that it is good at ranking your options, lowest risk and least expensive first.
Holds
Among the misuse threats in Anthropic's threat disruption report, distillation is by far the most important and will have the most impact.
Holds
An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust.
Holds