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10 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Countries will adopt open-weight models to get frontier-level AI capability inside controlled, sovereign environments. — tap to centre the map on it Countries will adopt open-weight models to get frontier-level AI capability inside controlled, sovereign environments. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-weight AI models are currently in a golden age, plentiful and often very powerful. — tap to centre the map on it Open-weight AI models are currently in a golden age, plentiful and often very powerful. Last stated 4 months ago
25 May 2026
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Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-weight models are becoming an essential tool for AI diffusion. — tap to centre the map on it Open-weight models are becoming an essential tool for AI diffusion. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a large and growing gap between open-weight AI models and frontier AI models. — tap to centre the map on it There is a large and growing gap between open-weight AI models and frontier AI models. Last stated 6 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No regulation, a ban on open source included, can prevent self-sovereign AI; more open-weight models may be the better defence. — tap to centre the map on it No regulation, a ban on open source included, can prevent self-sovereign AI; more open-weight models may be the better defence. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Staged, controlled rollout of a powerful AI model provides little safety benefit once open-weight versions of similar capability are inevitably released. — tap to centre the map on it Staged, controlled rollout of a powerful AI model provides little safety benefit once open-weight versions of similar capability are inevitably released. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open-weight models are necessary to protect against ideological tyranny — tap to centre the map on it Open-weight models are necessary to protect against ideological tyranny Last stated 2 months ago
27 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-27 — 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 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 reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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What happens with open weight AI models will determine the level of individual sovereignty and liberty people have over AI.
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Countries will adopt open-weight models to get frontier-level AI capability inside controlled, sovereign environments.
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By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Holds
Open-weight AI models are currently in a golden age, plentiful and often very powerful.
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Open-weight models are becoming an essential tool for AI diffusion.
Holds
There is a large and growing gap between open-weight AI models and frontier AI models.
Holds
No regulation, a ban on open source included, can prevent self-sovereign AI; more open-weight models may be the better defence.
Holds
Staged, controlled rollout of a powerful AI model provides little safety benefit once open-weight versions of similar capability are inevitably released.
Holds
Open-weight models are necessary to protect against ideological tyranny
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 control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds