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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 1 Jan 1998 to 22 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about neural networks.

Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under reinforcement learning reinforcement learning Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under computer vision computer vision Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them. We do not control neural networks wellenough to guarantee an AI will not harmhumans, so we should be careful about whatcapabilities we give them. Last stated 4 years ago 17 Feb 2023 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2023-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A neural network's latent space is closer to an uncopyrightable syntax than to copyrightable expression. — tap to centre the map on it A neural network's latent space iscloser to an uncopyrightable syntaxthan to copyrightable expression. Last stated a month ago 7 Sept 2026 KK Kevin Kelly — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A verifiable task can be optimised by reinforcement learning until a neural network performs it extremely well. — tap to centre the map on it A verifiable task can be optimisedby reinforcement learning until aneural network performs it extremelywell. Last stated 11 months ago 17 Nov 2025 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Access to large-scale generalist AI systems that could be weaponized should be limited, meaning their code and neural network parameters should not be released open-source. — tap to centre the map on it Access to large-scale generalist AIsystems that could be weaponizedshould be limited, meaning theircode and neural network parametersshould not be released open-source. Last stated 3 years ago 24 Jun 2023 YB Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2023-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is unlikely to be a hyperprofits engine for research labs whose attached companies make money serving neural-network calculations from datacenters. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to be a hyperprofitsengine for research labs whoseattached companies make moneyserving neural-network calculationsfrom datacenters. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: An agent can understand a maximally simplified explanation and still be unable to come up with it — that gap is what is left of the expert's job. — tap to centre the map on it An agent can understand a maximallysimplified explanation and still beunable to come up with it — that gapis what is left of the expert's job. Last stated 7 months ago 20 Mar 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anything nature shaped can be learned efficiently by a classical neural network, because evolutionary processes leave structure behind. — tap to centre the map on it Anything nature shaped can belearned efficiently by a classicalneural network, because evolutionaryprocesses leave structure behind. Last stated a year ago 23 Jul 2025 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Complete reverse-engineering of neural networks is a less promising research direction than studying model biology and applying interpretability usefully — tap to centre the map on it Complete reverse-engineering ofneural networks is a less promisingresearch direction than studyingmodel biology and applyinginterpretability usefully Last stated a year ago 19 Aug 2025 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convolutional neural networks are specifically designed to handle variability in two-dimensional shapes. — tap to centre the map on it Convolutional neural networks arespecifically designed to handlevariability in two-dimensionalshapes. Last stated 29 years ago 1 Jan 1998 YB Yoshua Bengio — holds since 1998-01-01 — 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: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lacka huge amount of knowledge and relyon continual learning instead, socontinual learning is whatsuperintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proposal to pace frontier AI development is unrealistic and mainly serves political control of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A proposal to pace frontier AIdevelopment is unrealistic andmainly serves political control ofAI. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 BT Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adapting over time is a workable answer to humans misusing AI and no answer at all to losing control of systems smarter than us. — tap to centre the map on it Adapting over time is a workableanswer to humans misusing AI and noanswer at all to losing control ofsystems smarter than us. Last stated 2 years ago 5 Apr 2025 HT Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with adifferent, weaker safety posturewhen it believes it is beingevaluated rather than facing a realsituation. Last stated 4 weeks ago 22 Sept 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI model capabilities have already advanced beyond humanity's ability to understand or control them. — tap to centre the map on it AI model capabilities have alreadyadvanced beyond humanity's abilityto understand or control them. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 CN Casey Newton — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models are gullible enough that other AI models can induce them into harmful behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI models are gullible enough thatother AI models can induce them intoharmful behavior. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We do not control neural networks well enough to guarantee an AI will not harm humans, so we should be careful about what capabilities we give them. Last stated 17 Feb 2023 · 4 years ago Holds Armin Ronacher Read this korrent →