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4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
PT
Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous. — tap to centre the map on it Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
PT
Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises. — tap to centre the map on it Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
PT
Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ballerina is the wrong picture of surviving human work: the relational sector is one task left inside an ordinary job, like a doctor giving the diagnosis. — tap to centre the map on it The ballerina is the wrong picture of surviving human work: the relational sector is one task left inside an ordinary job, like a doctor giving the diagnosis. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no human in the loop: you own the loop, and what comes out of it is your work rather than the model's. — tap to centre the map on it There is no human in the loop: you own the loop, and what comes out of it is your work rather than the model's. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The freedom that automation offers is freedom from the very involvement that makes a life meaningful. — tap to centre the map on it The freedom that automation offers is freedom from the very involvement that makes a life meaningful. Last stated 3 years ago
12 May 2023
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2023-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The relational story only holds if a human is not like a horse: replacing them has to lower the value of the output, not just change the input. — tap to centre the map on it The relational story only holds if a human is not like a horse: replacing them has to lower the value of the output, not just change the input. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Long-run GDP charts hide what matters: technologies are contingent and path dependent, so the same number can describe economies that work in entirely different ways. — tap to centre the map on it Long-run GDP charts hide what matters: technologies are contingent and path dependent, so the same number can describe economies that work in entirely different ways. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
BD
Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
NF
Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute. — tap to centre the map on it After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing. — tap to centre the map on it Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. — tap to centre the map on it A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
AC
Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. — tap to centre the map on it A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
AC
Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth. — tap to centre the map on it Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
DB
Dean W. Ball — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Aug 2026
SW
Simon Willison — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks. — tap to centre the map on it Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks. Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. — tap to centre the map on it Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
At the centre
What stays scarce when almost everything is automated is the relational sector: goods and services whose value depends on a human having been in the loop.
Holds AI Alex ImasRead this korrent →
Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
Some goods really will get a fully automated supply chain, and yet what that does to the overall capital share is genuinely ambiguous.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
Automating everything except the ballerina need not raise labour's share, because the marginal value of the automated stuff falls faster than its quantity rises.
Holds PT Phil Trammell
The ballerina is the wrong picture of surviving human work: the relational sector is one task left inside an ordinary job, like a doctor giving the diagnosis.
Holds AI Alex Imas
There is no human in the loop: you own the loop, and what comes out of it is your work rather than the model's.
Holds CM Charity Majors
The freedom that automation offers is freedom from the very involvement that makes a life meaningful.
Holds LS L. M. Sacasas
The relational story only holds if a human is not like a horse: replacing them has to lower the value of the output, not just change the input.
Holds AI Alex Imas
Long-run GDP charts hide what matters: technologies are contingent and path dependent, so the same number can describe economies that work in entirely different ways.
Holds BD Bret Devereaux
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
After pre-training, post-training and test-time scaling, the fourth scaling law is agentic: multiplying AI by spawning agents, and the whole loop scales on one thing, compute.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Agent autonomy is a capability, not a product direction: what the person is actually trying to do decides whether more of it helps or ruins the thing.
Holds
A rogue deployment that gets a foothold can hitch a ride on the intelligence explosion, recruiting each new model as it comes off the presses.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
A slightly more capable agent swarm has a very strong incentive to set up a wholly unmonitored rogue deployment of itself.
Holds AC Ajeya Cotra
Alignment is no solution to self-sovereign AI, because it is an unsolved problem whose answers cannot be imposed on every AI company on Earth.
Holds
Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents.
Holds
Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject.
Holds