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scaling laws Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Weaker AI models match stronger ones on simple prompts, but strong models are increasingly preferred as prompts get more challenging. Weaker AI models match stronger ones on simple prompts, but strong models are increasingly preferred as prompts get more challenging. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Feb 2024
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As models get better at following instructions, techniques like finetuning and constrained sampling for structured outputs will become less necessary — tap to centre the map on it As models get better at following instructions, techniques like finetuning and constrained sampling for structured outputs will become less necessary Last stated 3 years ago
16 Jan 2024
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. — tap to centre the map on it AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best-performing AI model in a category earns outsized pricing power over models that are merely close to it. — tap to centre the map on it The best-performing AI model in a category earns outsized pricing power over models that are merely close to it. Last stated a week ago
14 Sept 2026
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Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: More AI models that deliver top-tier performance at lower cost are needed. — tap to centre the map on it More AI models that deliver top-tier performance at lower cost are needed. Last stated 2 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A frontier model is measurably more intelligent with no system prompt at all; the prompts that remain are there for the product, not the model. — tap to centre the map on it A frontier model is measurably more intelligent with no system prompt at all; the prompts that remain are there for the product, not the model. 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: The way to find what a model can do is to hand it tasks slightly harder than you believe it can handle. — tap to centre the map on it The way to find what a model can do is to hand it tasks slightly harder than you believe it can handle. 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: The quality of the context given to an AI matters more than the model's inherent capability. — tap to centre the map on it The quality of the context given to an AI matters more than the model's inherent capability. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did. — tap to centre the map on it Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good. — tap to centre the map on it A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office. — tap to centre the map on it A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. — tap to centre the map on it Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
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François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — 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 6 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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Weaker AI models match stronger ones on simple prompts, but strong models are increasingly preferred as prompts get more challenging.
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As models get better at following instructions, techniques like finetuning and constrained sampling for structured outputs will become less necessary
Holds
AI does not remove a job so much as change what it consists of, and knowing exactly where a model's capabilities stop is now part of being a good engineer.
Holds
The best-performing AI model in a category earns outsized pricing power over models that are merely close to it.
Holds
More AI models that deliver top-tier performance at lower cost are needed.
Holds
A frontier model is measurably more intelligent with no system prompt at all; the prompts that remain are there for the product, not the model.
Holds
The way to find what a model can do is to hand it tasks slightly harder than you believe it can handle.
Holds
The quality of the context given to an AI matters more than the model's inherent capability.
Holds
Models are far more differentiated from one another than clouds are, so AI will not commoditise the way cloud did.
Holds
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Holds
A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good.
Holds
A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office.
Holds
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Holds
A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model.
Holds
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
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