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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 23 Jan 2019 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under AI sentience AI sentience Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under writing writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. What moves a listener is not the songalone but a human being straining againsttheir own limits, which is why a machinecan write a good song and never a greatone. Last stated 8 years ago 23 Jan 2019 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2019-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from. — tap to centre the map on it Songs come out of suffering, and asystem that has endured nothing hasnothing to make one from. Last stated 4 years ago 16 Jan 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans cannot out-compete AI by trying to match or exceed its raw output volume. — tap to centre the map on it Humans cannot out-compete AI bytrying to match or exceed its rawoutput volume. Last stated 4 months ago 10 Jun 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: People often seem to focus on what AI can execute and not on what it can teach them. — tap to centre the map on it People often seem to focus on whatAI can execute and not on what itcan teach them. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be treated as aninstrument to play rather than atool to use, because there is nopurpose to better machines if theydo not also produce better humans. Last stated a year ago 20 Oct 2025 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI systems are better than humans at coordinating with each other, and they move much faster than humans do. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems are better than humans atcoordinating with each other, andthey move much faster than humansdo. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special. — tap to centre the map on it Whenever AI can do something as wellas or better than humans, that thingarguably stops being valuable orspecial. Last stated 4 weeks ago 28 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: What survives of podcasting once AI delivers information better is the part where you watch a human struggle with it. — tap to centre the map on it What survives of podcasting once AIdelivers information better is thepart where you watch a humanstruggle with it. Last stated a year ago 5 Jun 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires wanting totell people something, which AIitself lacks. Last stated 5 months ago 28 May 2026 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it A product's craft probably comesdown to whether it works withoutpain and how it makes people feel. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it A shadow in an interface implies alight source, so an elevated elementneeds a highlight where the lightfalls, not just a drop shadow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it A twist works best when it isdiscoverable on rewatch rather thanachieved by directly misleading theaudience. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good story needs a clear beginning, middle, and end to be satisfying. — tap to centre the map on it A good story needs a clearbeginning, middle, and end to besatisfying. Last stated 5 months ago 31 May 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: No other writer has combined precise, plain language with a poet's eye for nature as successfully as Annie Dillard did. — tap to centre the map on it No other writer has combinedprecise, plain language with apoet's eye for nature assuccessfully as Annie Dillard did. Last stated a month ago 19 Sept 2026 CM Craig Mod — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mediocre is the only thing worth avoiding: the best and the worst both teach you something, the middle teaches nothing. — tap to centre the map on it The mediocre is the only thing worthavoiding: the best and the worstboth teach you something, the middleteaches nothing. Last stated 3 years ago 7 Sept 2023 AK Austin Kleon — holds since 2023-09-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. Last stated 23 Jan 2019 · 8 years ago Holds Nick Cave Read this korrent →