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Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under OpenAI OpenAI Everything filed under reinforcement learning reinforcement learning Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under data centers data centers Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We face philosophical bankruptcy: technology gives the means to create heaven or hell but philosophers cannot yet picture them We face philosophical bankruptcy:technology gives the means to createheaven or hell but philosophers cannot yetpicture them Last stated 7 years ago 23 Jan 2020 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2020-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. — tap to centre the map on it The 'machine god' metaphor for AI isunhelpful and limits thinking aboutthe technology. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people. — tap to centre the map on it As AI advances, thinkingphilosophically about itsimplications will become a commonjob and pastime for large numbers ofpeople. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether advanced AI poses an existential risk to humanity is currently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Whether advanced AI poses anexistential risk to humanity iscurrently unknowable. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. — tap to centre the map on it No one fully understands theconsequences of how capable AI isbecoming. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The "machine gods" metaphor shrinks rather than expands one's sense of the possible, forcing focus solely on what a godlike AI will do. — tap to centre the map on it The "machine gods" metaphor shrinksrather than expands one's sense ofthe possible, forcing focus solelyon what a godlike AI will do. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The merger of infotech and biotech threatens liberty and equality, and any answer needs global cooperation — tap to centre the map on it The merger of infotech and biotechthreatens liberty and equality, andany answer needs global cooperation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI data centres cannot be meaningfully reformed without a fundamental change of course and ideology in the industry. — tap to centre the map on it AI data centres cannot bemeaningfully reformed without afundamental change of course andideology in the industry. Last stated 6 months ago 1 May 2026 KJ Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People with business theses based on the idea that we are not yet at a certain technological threshold will be disrupted by AI's exponential progress faster than they think. — tap to centre the map on it People with business theses based onthe idea that we are not yet at acertain technological threshold willbe disrupted by AI's exponentialprogress faster than they think. Last stated 2 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-11 — 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 withGPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc thisweek. Last stated 2 days ago 21 Oct 2026 PS 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 anonprofit and bolt a for-profit armon later, whatever OpenAI's ownhistory suggests. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA 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 phasefor the internet but a momentaryindustry, and an AI people pay foris better because they know theanswers are not influenced byadvertisers. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A poor country should prioritise owning a piece of AI over retraining its workers, but it should not bet everything on that. — tap to centre the map on it A poor country should prioritiseowning a piece of AI over retrainingits workers, but it should not beteverything on that. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slow takeoff is significantly more likely than a fast one: AI that is nearly as powerful will have transformed the world before the incredibly powerful kind arrives. — tap to centre the map on it A slow takeoff is significantly morelikely than a fast one: AI that isnearly as powerful will havetransformed the world before theincredibly powerful kind arrives. Last stated 9 years ago 24 Feb 2018 PC Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A physical AI company needs three AIs, not one — the agent, the simulator and the critic — turning deployment into a flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI company needs threeAIs, not one — the agent, thesimulator and the critic — turningdeployment into a flywheel. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — 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: Building a realistic simulator is exactly as hard as building the agent, because the simulator is itself a large AI model. — tap to centre the map on it Building a realistic simulator isexactly as hard as building theagent, because the simulator isitself a large AI model. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We face philosophical bankruptcy: technology gives the means to create heaven or hell but philosophers cannot yet picture them Last stated 23 Jan 2020 · 7 years ago Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →