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10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You need to build early with AI to have any intuition for when the models become capable. — tap to centre the map on it You need to build early with AI to have any intuition for when the models become capable. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. — tap to centre the map on it Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Jul 2026
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Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one. — tap to centre the map on it People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The recent wave of AI has everyone excited about building, which is an immeasurably good development for the world. — tap to centre the map on it The recent wave of AI has everyone excited about building, which is an immeasurably good development for the world. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't. Last stated a year ago
18 Jul 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were never just a programmer: you are a builder. — tap to centre the map on it AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were never just a programmer: you are a builder. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best way to build an AI agent skill is to do the work manually first, then have the AI turn that work into a reusable skill. — tap to centre the map on it The best way to build an AI agent skill is to do the work manually first, then have the AI turn that work into a reusable skill. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The productivity AI creates should be shared out as a universal basic provision, with rare skills still buying you more than that. — tap to centre the map on it The productivity AI creates should be shared out as a universal basic provision, with rare skills still buying you more than that. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 6 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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With AI, a builder needs exceptional craft in only one or two areas and good-enough work everywhere else.
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You need to build early with AI to have any intuition for when the models become capable.
Holds
Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines.
Holds
People building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one.
Holds
The recent wave of AI has everyone excited about building, which is an immeasurably good development for the world.
Holds
As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't.
Holds
AI may eventually replace programmers, but the craft of programming will survive the way knitting did, and you were never just a programmer: you are a builder.
Holds
The best way to build an AI agent skill is to do the work manually first, then have the AI turn that work into a reusable skill.
Holds
The productivity AI creates should be shared out as a universal basic provision, with rare skills still buying you more than that.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Holds
A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Holds