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1 Nov 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI, not macroeconomic factors like interest rates, is directly responsible for a significant share of current job losses. — tap to centre the map on it AI, not macroeconomic factors like interest rates, is directly responsible for a significant share of current job losses. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Casey Newton — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Measuring someone’s productivity by their AI token usage is a horrible idea. — tap to centre the map on it Measuring someone’s productivity by their AI token usage is a horrible idea. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Scott Wu — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As of now there is not much data showing that AI is genuinely taking jobs away. — tap to centre the map on it As of now there is not much data showing that AI is genuinely taking jobs away. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current tech layoffs are pandemic over-hiring correcting itself, with AI as the convenient excuse. — tap to centre the map on it The current tech layoffs are pandemic over-hiring correcting itself, with AI as the convenient excuse. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Probably nobody has yet figured out how to measure the outcomes of AI-assisted product work. — tap to centre the map on it Probably nobody has yet figured out how to measure the outcomes of AI-assisted product work. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much. — tap to centre the map on it With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — 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 weeks 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
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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 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
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Using AI-related job losses as a measure of AI's contribution to productivity gains is an incorrect approach.
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AI, not macroeconomic factors like interest rates, is directly responsible for a significant share of current job losses.
Holds
Measuring someone’s productivity by their AI token usage is a horrible idea.
Holds
As of now there is not much data showing that AI is genuinely taking jobs away.
Holds
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Holds
The current tech layoffs are pandemic over-hiring correcting itself, with AI as the convenient excuse.
Holds
Probably nobody has yet figured out how to measure the outcomes of AI-assisted product work.
Holds
Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Holds
With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
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