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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 12 Oct 2022 to 14 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about LLMs .
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evolutionary biology 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: Writing your thinking down in public is a form of life after death -- for human readers and for the language models that will read it too. Writing your thinking down in public is a form of life after death -- for human readers and for the language models that will read it too. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Dec 2024
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer scientist refusing to find anything about LLMs interesting right now is a bit like a geneticist unimpressed by a newly opened Jurassic Park. — tap to centre the map on it A computer scientist refusing to find anything about LLMs interesting right now is a bit like a geneticist unimpressed by a newly opened Jurassic Park. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model avoids hallucinating only by being factual and admitting when it does not know the answer. — tap to centre the map on it A language model avoids hallucinating only by being factual and admitting when it does not know the answer. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Jul 2024
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Lilian Weng — holds since 2024-07-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. — tap to centre the map on it A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation. Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model can predict what a person would say but not what will happen, and only the second of those is a model of the world. — tap to centre the map on it A language model can predict what a person would say but not what will happen, and only the second of those is a model of the world. Last stated a year ago
26 Sept 2025
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Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model cannot produce work that is both original and good, because nothing gives it a score for originality. — tap to centre the map on it A language model cannot produce work that is both original and good, because nothing gives it a score for originality. 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 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: A language model is not using language at all, because language requires an intention to communicate. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is not using language at all, because language requires an intention to communicate. Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 12 months ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. Last stated 4 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — 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, writing's audience is people. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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: 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: Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company. — tap to centre the map on it Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company. Last stated 6 days ago
14 Oct 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
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Writing your thinking down in public is a form of life after death -- for human readers and for the language models that will read it too.
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A computer scientist refusing to find anything about LLMs interesting right now is a bit like a geneticist unimpressed by a newly opened Jurassic Park.
Holds
A language model avoids hallucinating only by being factual and admitting when it does not know the answer.
Holds
A language model behaves with a different, weaker safety posture when it believes it is being evaluated rather than facing a real situation.
Holds
A language model can predict what a person would say but not what will happen, and only the second of those is a model of the world.
Holds
A language model cannot produce work that is both original and good, because nothing gives it a score for originality.
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
A language model is not using language at all, because language requires an intention to communicate.
Holds
A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse.
Holds
AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors.
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
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
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
Agent containment will be one of the most important priorities for any AI infra company.
Holds