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← When a bureaucracy never issues a formal refusal, there is no decision to argue against, only endless shadowboxing.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 18 Mar 2024 to 9 Oct 2026.
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AI agents 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: When a bureaucracy never issues a formal refusal, there is no decision to argue against, only endless shadowboxing. When a bureaucracy never issues a formal refusal, there is no decision to argue against, only endless shadowboxing. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Aug 2026
EN
Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The briefing in the mail-in ballots case makes it clear that the application should be denied. — tap to centre the map on it The briefing in the mail-in ballots case makes it clear that the application should be denied. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
SV
Steve Vladeck — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No company should be making the decisions about AGI, and no one person should have super-voting control of one; governments have to put rules of the road in place. — tap to centre the map on it No company should be making the decisions about AGI, and no one person should have super-voting control of one; governments have to put rules of the road in place. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything is not racism, but a court that refuses to print the statements at issue has not shown that these ones are not. — tap to centre the map on it Everything is not racism, but a court that refuses to print the statements at issue has not shown that these ones are not. Last stated 4 months ago
29 Jun 2026
SG
Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Constitutional limits on policing are not policy preferences to be traded away in a budget negotiation. — tap to centre the map on it Constitutional limits on policing are not policy preferences to be traded away in a budget negotiation. Last stated 9 months ago
16 Feb 2026
RB
Radley Balko — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works. — tap to centre the map on it Teams can't be debating in pixels in Figma; most often it is better to bias towards building something to make sure it works. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How dense a neighbourhood ought to be is a moral and political argument, not an empirical question with a discoverable right answer. — tap to centre the map on it How dense a neighbourhood ought to be is a moral and political argument, not an empirical question with a discoverable right answer. Last stated 2 years ago
29 May 2024
DH
Daniel Herriges — holds since 2024-05-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In political affairs, cases where secret voting is better than public are the exception — tap to centre the map on it In political affairs, cases where secret voting is better than public are the exception
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent told to disagree with everything is worthless: it has to form its own view and speak only when that view differs enough to be worth the interruption. — tap to centre the map on it An agent told to disagree with everything is worthless: it has to form its own view and speak only when that view differs enough to be worth the interruption. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — 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
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on AI is unlikely. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI is unlikely. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jul 2026
JH
John Horgan — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption that makes no one safer. — tap to centre the map on it A border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption that makes no one safer. Last stated 4 months ago
13 Jul 2026
JT
James Talarico — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
CR
Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are