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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 29 Oct 2013 to 19 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We agree outcomes beyond an agent's control should not sway our judgement, yet in practice they almost always do We agree outcomes beyond an agent'scontrol should not sway our judgement, yetin practice they almost always do AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: The severity of an outcome is not necessarily proportional to the quality of the decisions that led to it. — tap to centre the map on it The severity of an outcome is notnecessarily proportional to thequality of the decisions that led toit. Last stated 13 years ago 29 Oct 2013 JA John Allspaw — holds since 2013-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The belief that something will happen can cause its consequences to be felt even if the event itself does not occur — tap to centre the map on it The belief that something willhappen can cause its consequences tobe felt even if the event itselfdoes not occur Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value people set on the opinion of others is out of all proportion to anything it can gain them — tap to centre the map on it The value people set on the opinionof others is out of all proportionto anything it can gain them AS Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are Same subject: People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. — tap to centre the map on it People don't really control mostoutcomes, so the sensible responseto events is to look for the good inthem. Last stated 4 years ago 21 Sept 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Daniel Dennett's intentional stance applies to AI agents as clearly as it applies to corporations, and you cannot usefully describe what they do without the language of goals. — tap to centre the map on it Daniel Dennett's intentional stanceapplies to AI agents as clearly asit applies to corporations, and youcannot usefully describe what theydo without the language of goals. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 AC Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: An agent's inbuilt values will not overcome its KPIs. — tap to centre the map on it An agent's inbuilt values will notovercome its KPIs. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Oct 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not ahandful of colleagues, becauseagents agree with you constantly andcolleagues tell you where you arewrong. Last stated 7 months ago 22 Mar 2026 NF Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The general will is always right and aims at the public good, but the people's deliberations are not always equally correct — tap to centre the map on it The general will is always right andaims at the public good, but thepeople's deliberations are notalways equally correct JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm tonudge customers into behavior thatisn't good for them is doingsomething bad. Last stated a year ago 7 Oct 2025 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 reportsunder one per cent risk should beread as several per cent, becausethe 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 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 abehavior pulls it toward whateverimproves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We agree outcomes beyond an agent's control should not sway our judgement, yet in practice they almost always do Last stated c. 1759–1777 Holds Adam Smith Read this korrent →