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JavaScript 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 tool has first-class, native support for a problem domain, that is the best place to start before building a custom encoding. When a tool has first-class, native support for a problem domain, that is the best place to start before building a custom encoding. Last stated 11 months ago
21 Oct 2025
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Augmenting a general-purpose solver with domain-specific heuristics commonly gives it a meaningful performance boost. — tap to centre the map on it Augmenting a general-purpose solver with domain-specific heuristics commonly gives it a meaningful performance boost. Last stated 11 months ago
21 Oct 2025
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Nelson Elhage — holds since 2025-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Claude Code is the coding agent to build with. — tap to centre the map on it Claude Code is the coding agent to build with. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
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Pieter Levels — no longer holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. — tap to centre the map on it What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data. Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — 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: Effective use of AI coding tools requires domain expertise: the tool should be used as an assistant, not as a replacement for the engineer. — tap to centre the map on it Effective use of AI coding tools requires domain expertise: the tool should be used as an assistant, not as a replacement for the engineer. Last stated 11 months ago
11 Oct 2025
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reasoning will generalize the way instruction tuning did: add enough verifiable domains and, at some point nobody can yet locate, the rest start working on their own. — tap to centre the map on it Reasoning will generalize the way instruction tuning did: add enough verifiable domains and, at some point nobody can yet locate, the rest start working on their own. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot be best of breed in an ecosystem by telling its developers to write in a different programming language. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot be best of breed in an ecosystem by telling its developers to write in a different programming language. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Proprietary data is not an advantage in training large language models, because no company's holdings are large enough to matter. — tap to centre the map on it Proprietary data is not an advantage in training large language models, because no company's holdings are large enough to matter. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. — tap to centre the map on it A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents can build about half a million lines before the codebase dissolves into a mess, and the next model will push that to a few million. — tap to centre the map on it Agents can build about half a million lines before the codebase dissolves into a mess, and the next model will push that to a few million. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 3 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: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. — tap to centre the map on it A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. — tap to centre the map on it Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect. Last stated 7 years ago
5 Nov 2019
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François Chollet — holds since 2019-11-05 — tap for who they are
At the centre
When a tool has first-class, native support for a problem domain, that is the best place to start before building a custom encoding.
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Augmenting a general-purpose solver with domain-specific heuristics commonly gives it a meaningful performance boost.
Holds
Claude Code is the coding agent to build with.
No longer holds
What trips up newcomers to Rust is not the code but the shape of their data.
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
Effective use of AI coding tools requires domain expertise: the tool should be used as an assistant, not as a replacement for the engineer.
Holds
Reasoning will generalize the way instruction tuning did: add enough verifiable domains and, at some point nobody can yet locate, the rest start working on their own.
Holds
You cannot be best of breed in an ecosystem by telling its developers to write in a different programming language.
Holds
Proprietary data is not an advantage in training large language models, because no company's holdings are large enough to matter.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A trust that owns the mission protects a company better than founder control does, which is why Anthropic needs no dual-class shares.
Holds
Agents can build about half a million lines before the codebase dissolves into a mess, and the next model will push that to a few million.
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
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Holds
A unit of AI inference needs to be defined, for example via a chain of increasingly hard problems where each consecutive pair is solvable by one model.
Holds
Both the special-purpose-programs view and the blank-slate view of human intelligence are likely incorrect.
Holds