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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 19 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2026.
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social media 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: What is good for humanity at large in the long run may well be temporarily tragic for the individual in the short run. What is good for humanity at large in the long run may well be temporarily tragic for the individual in the short run. Last stated today
7 Oct 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. — tap to centre the map on it Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI research is on a good trajectory overall — good for science and good for society — and existential concerns will only become relevant in the distant future. — tap to centre the map on it AI research is on a good trajectory overall — good for science and good for society — and existential concerns will only become relevant in the distant future. Last stated 3 years ago
12 Aug 2023
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2023-08-12 — tap for who they are
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Yoshua Bengio — no longer holds since 2023-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roughly half of the possible outcomes of advanced AI development would be good or great for society. — tap to centre the map on it Roughly half of the possible outcomes of advanced AI development would be good or great for society. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Sept 2022
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Steve Coast — holds since 2022-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To bear misfortune well, it is wise to have cultivated a width of interests in happier times — tap to centre the map on it To bear misfortune well, it is wise to have cultivated a width of interests in happier times
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Political hatred and demonization may suit short-term vote-getting but, I think, do considerable long-run damage to the social fabric — tap to centre the map on it Political hatred and demonization may suit short-term vote-getting but, I think, do considerable long-run damage to the social fabric Last stated 3 years ago
11 May 2023
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Roy Baumeister — holds since 2023-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making humanity's long-term potential the overriding priority licenses imposing real costs on people who are alive today. — tap to centre the map on it Making humanity's long-term potential the overriding priority licenses imposing real costs on people who are alive today. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Dec 2023
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Matt Johnson — holds since 2023-12-21 — tap for who they are
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Émile P. Torres — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Émile P. Torres — no longer holds since 2021-10-19 — 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 supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. 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 language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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
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What is good for humanity at large in the long run may well be temporarily tragic for the individual in the short run.
Holds Read this korrent →
Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good.
Holds
AI research is on a good trajectory overall — good for science and good for society — and existential concerns will only become relevant in the distant future.
No longer holds
Roughly half of the possible outcomes of advanced AI development would be good or great for society.
Holds
People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them.
Holds
To bear misfortune well, it is wise to have cultivated a width of interests in happier times
Last stated c. 1930
Holds
Political hatred and demonization may suit short-term vote-getting but, I think, do considerable long-run damage to the social fabric
Holds
Making humanity's long-term potential the overriding priority licenses imposing real costs on people who are alive today.
Holds
Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending.
No longer holds
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.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
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 tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
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