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OpenAI 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: Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn. Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In this era fluency with AI tools beats years of accumulated experience, so seniority is now a liability rather than an edge. — tap to centre the map on it In this era fluency with AI tools beats years of accumulated experience, so seniority is now a liability… Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will take a decade rather than a year, because today's models are cognitively lacking in too many independent ways at once. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will take a decade rather than a year, because today's models are cognitively lacking in too many… Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. — tap to centre the map on it No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: His prediction that research-level mathematics papers would be written in collaboration with AI by 2026 has already come true. — tap to centre the map on it His prediction that research-level mathematics papers would be written in collaboration with AI by 2026… Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI… Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human-level artificial intelligence is plausibly centuries or millennia away, and no trend supports a shorter estimate. — tap to centre the map on it Human-level artificial intelligence is plausibly centuries or millennia away, and no trend supports a… Last stated 3 years ago
13 Dec 2023
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Scott Aaronson — holds since 2008-09-07 — tap for who they are
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Scott Aaronson — no longer holds since 2023-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but… Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Half the population in rich countries is not articulate enough in writing to use prompt-driven AI well. — tap to centre the map on it Half the population in rich countries is not articulate enough in writing to use prompt-driven AI well. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Jun 2023
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. — tap to centre the map on it In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who… Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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 an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better… Last stated 11 months ago
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Solving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker. — tap to centre the map on it Solving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you… Last stated 6 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools… Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sentence that cannot justify a line of its own should be deleted. — tap to centre the map on it A sentence that cannot justify a line of its own should be deleted. Last stated 4 years ago
20 Jun 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine… Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing is thinking, so an LLM inflating a one-sentence observation into three paragraphs destroys the thing that made it worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking, so an LLM inflating a one-sentence observation into three paragraphs destroys the thing… Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 4 weeks ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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Within a couple of decades there will not be many people who can write, because AI has removed the pressure to learn.
Holds Read this korrent →
In this era fluency with AI tools beats years of accumulated experience, so seniority is now a liability rather than an edge.
Holds
Agents will take a decade rather than a year, because today's models are cognitively lacking in too many independent ways at once.
Holds
No one fully understands the consequences of how capable AI is becoming.
Holds
His prediction that research-level mathematics papers would be written in collaboration with AI by 2026 has already come true.
Holds TT Terence Tao
Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking.
Holds CM Charity Majors
Human-level artificial intelligence is plausibly centuries or millennia away, and no trend supports a shorter estimate.
No longer holds SA Scott Aaronson
Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
Half the population in rich countries is not articulate enough in writing to use prompt-driven AI well.
Holds JN Jakob Nielsen
In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful.
Holds
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.
Holds FC Frank Chimero
Solving a problem yourself, without searching or prompting, is a form of exercise -- the help makes you weaker.
Holds SY Scott H. Young
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
A sentence that cannot justify a line of its own should be deleted.
Holds
AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people.
Holds
Writing is thinking, so an LLM inflating a one-sentence observation into three paragraphs destroys the thing that made it worth reading.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds