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20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Understanding the future depends more on imagination and a clear theory of change than on analytical skill alone. — tap to centre the map on it Understanding the future depends more on imagination and a clear theory of change than on analytical skill alone. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
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Nat Bullard — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn. — tap to centre the map on it Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Remembering the past and imagining the future are one brain process, which is why what you can imagine is bounded by what you have already lived. — tap to centre the map on it Remembering the past and imagining the future are one brain process, which is why what you can imagine is bounded by what you have already lived. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are dozens or hundreds of things today's models can already do that nobody has discovered yet, and they are found by playing rather than by planning. — tap to centre the map on it There are dozens or hundreds of things today's models can already do that nobody has discovered yet, and they are found by playing rather than by planning. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Boredom is a missing skill rather than a property of the situation: there is infinity in every direction, including a blank wall. — tap to centre the map on it Boredom is a missing skill rather than a property of the situation: there is infinity in every direction, including a blank wall. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Today's AI systems are highly capable at engineering but lack the intuitive creativity needed to be good researchers, tending toward rote, formulaic thinking. — tap to centre the map on it 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 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique. — tap to centre the map on it A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did. — tap to centre the map on it Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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: 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'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. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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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 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 10 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 3 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 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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Very few people have the blank-sheet creativity to imagine the future unencumbered by the present.
Holds Read this korrent →
Understanding the future depends more on imagination and a clear theory of change than on analytical skill alone.
Holds
Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn.
Holds
Remembering the past and imagining the future are one brain process, which is why what you can imagine is bounded by what you have already lived.
Holds
There are dozens or hundreds of things today's models can already do that nobody has discovered yet, and they are found by playing rather than by planning.
Holds
Boredom is a missing skill rather than a property of the situation: there is infinity in every direction, including a blank wall.
Holds
Today's AI systems are highly capable at engineering but lack the intuitive creativity needed to be good researchers, tending toward rote, formulaic thinking.
Holds
A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique.
Holds
Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did.
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
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.
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
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds