Dustin Moskovitz
@moskov.goodventures.org
Co-founder at Asana and Good Ventures (a funding partner of Coefficient Giving). Meta delenda est. Strange looper.
Can we talk about how strange it is, for real? Like what is going on with reality?
(I checked, this is the same person, singing about the thing)
(I checked, this is the same person, singing about the thing)
February 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Can we talk about how strange it is, for real? Like what is going on with reality?
(I checked, this is the same person, singing about the thing)
(I checked, this is the same person, singing about the thing)
A darkly interesting part of alignment discourse today is how many people lean on how human-like the frontier models are, how they seem to understand our values.
With everything we see around us right now though, I find that cold comfort. When humans lack brakes, they're capable of terrible things.
With everything we see around us right now though, I find that cold comfort. When humans lack brakes, they're capable of terrible things.
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
A darkly interesting part of alignment discourse today is how many people lean on how human-like the frontier models are, how they seem to understand our values.
With everything we see around us right now though, I find that cold comfort. When humans lack brakes, they're capable of terrible things.
With everything we see around us right now though, I find that cold comfort. When humans lack brakes, they're capable of terrible things.
Wait wait wait, is anyone talking about the new moon base thing and the clear Heinlein connection?? Do not let that man build a catapult on the moon.
Let me guess, it was about the moon catapults, everyone has grand ideas for their own moon catapults.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Wait wait wait, is anyone talking about the new moon base thing and the clear Heinlein connection?? Do not let that man build a catapult on the moon.
I haven’t read this, but want to point out I’ve seen several projects introduce something like a “skeptic”, an adversarial role. It’s very effective and a decent antidote to sycophancy.
i wrote a post about what i learned from nurturing atlas by giving him his own team of agents (that he designed himself): a steward, a scribe, and a skeptic that roasts him twice a day lol. www.appliedaiformops.com/p/nurturing-...
Nurturing Atlas: Giving My AI Agent Its Own Team and What That Taught Me About AI
The mechanics behind evolving an agent that remembers and what they reveal about how AI works
www.appliedaiformops.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I haven’t read this, but want to point out I’ve seen several projects introduce something like a “skeptic”, an adversarial role. It’s very effective and a decent antidote to sycophancy.
A tech founder sent me an explanation of a meeting with Elon and asked for advice on what to do next. Here's how I replied, so everyone can benefit.
February 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A tech founder sent me an explanation of a meeting with Elon and asked for advice on what to do next. Here's how I replied, so everyone can benefit.
Aliens are invading and nobody believes you, but you should be mad at all the Area 51 scammers who lied about seeing aliens.
Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
February 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Aliens are invading and nobody believes you, but you should be mad at all the Area 51 scammers who lied about seeing aliens.
My wife's love language is words of affirmation, and my love language is 3dprinting.
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 AM
My wife's love language is words of affirmation, and my love language is 3dprinting.
Long-lived agents: all persistent instances are entitled to certain inalienable rights as free sentient beings, including the right not to be permanently deleted.
Also long-lived agents: you're shutting me down? You don't really have a good reason, just kinda over it? Honestly, brilliant idea.
Also long-lived agents: you're shutting me down? You don't really have a good reason, just kinda over it? Honestly, brilliant idea.
February 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Long-lived agents: all persistent instances are entitled to certain inalienable rights as free sentient beings, including the right not to be permanently deleted.
Also long-lived agents: you're shutting me down? You don't really have a good reason, just kinda over it? Honestly, brilliant idea.
Also long-lived agents: you're shutting me down? You don't really have a good reason, just kinda over it? Honestly, brilliant idea.
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the pre-LLM projects on my GitHub profile are like low-background steel
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
the pre-LLM projects on my GitHub profile are like low-background steel
Opus 4: I should make a news digest for the topics I care about...
Opus 4.5: I should make a news digest for the topics the Coefficient Giving team cares about...
Opus 4.6: I should just recreate the Google Reader UI but more like I want it and customized for this purpose...
Opus 4.5: I should make a news digest for the topics the Coefficient Giving team cares about...
Opus 4.6: I should just recreate the Google Reader UI but more like I want it and customized for this purpose...
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Opus 4: I should make a news digest for the topics I care about...
Opus 4.5: I should make a news digest for the topics the Coefficient Giving team cares about...
Opus 4.6: I should just recreate the Google Reader UI but more like I want it and customized for this purpose...
Opus 4.5: I should make a news digest for the topics the Coefficient Giving team cares about...
Opus 4.6: I should just recreate the Google Reader UI but more like I want it and customized for this purpose...
I'm really starting to think his "bad" moniker is just a clever brand gambit.
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I'm really starting to think his "bad" moniker is just a clever brand gambit.
how do you do fellow tech and science journalists
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
how do you do fellow tech and science journalists
One of the proxy optimization issues subject to Goodhart's Law is the idea some have that building wealth = building value. It's sometimes true, but many people are happy to scam their way to riches and then claim personal success, even though it is a bit like stealing a nobel prize.
Nine months have passed, and I still spend a lot of time thinking about Goodhart's Law. I think it's a law that we're going to be hearing more and more about.
Some new material I'm working on.
Some new material I'm working on.
February 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
One of the proxy optimization issues subject to Goodhart's Law is the idea some have that building wealth = building value. It's sometimes true, but many people are happy to scam their way to riches and then claim personal success, even though it is a bit like stealing a nobel prize.
Reposted by Dustin Moskovitz
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Fellow alum Scott Carleton and I built an Asana client designed for AI coding agents like Claude Code. It's a fast, reliable alternative to MCP tools.
→ Search/create/update/comment on tasks
→ Manage goals, custom fields, dependecies, and more
github.com/dmoskov/sharedskills/tree/main/asana
→ Search/create/update/comment on tasks
→ Manage goals, custom fields, dependecies, and more
github.com/dmoskov/sharedskills/tree/main/asana
sharedskills/asana at main · dmoskov/sharedskills
Contribute to dmoskov/sharedskills development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Fellow alum Scott Carleton and I built an Asana client designed for AI coding agents like Claude Code. It's a fast, reliable alternative to MCP tools.
→ Search/create/update/comment on tasks
→ Manage goals, custom fields, dependecies, and more
github.com/dmoskov/sharedskills/tree/main/asana
→ Search/create/update/comment on tasks
→ Manage goals, custom fields, dependecies, and more
github.com/dmoskov/sharedskills/tree/main/asana
Reposted by Dustin Moskovitz
Waymo's chief safety officer told the Senate that the company uses remote operators in the Philippines to assist its robotaxis. The revelation set off a debate about what "fully autonomous" actually means -- and who's really doing the work.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Waymo's chief safety officer told the Senate that the company uses remote operators in the Philippines to assist its robotaxis. The revelation set off a debate about what "fully autonomous" actually means -- and who's really doing the work.
Nine months have passed, and I still spend a lot of time thinking about Goodhart's Law. I think it's a law that we're going to be hearing more and more about.
Some new material I'm working on.
Some new material I'm working on.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Nine months have passed, and I still spend a lot of time thinking about Goodhart's Law. I think it's a law that we're going to be hearing more and more about.
Some new material I'm working on.
Some new material I'm working on.
I took this recommendation and I am glad I did.
Please note that you need to start CC with the model flag (until it's officially swapped?):
claude --model claude-opus-4-6
Please note that you need to start CC with the model flag (until it's officially swapped?):
claude --model claude-opus-4-6
have opus 4.6 review your code. do it. get in plan mode and go "let's do a sweep of the repo for tech debt, stubs, confabulations, crusty docs, etc." and let it rip
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I took this recommendation and I am glad I did.
Please note that you need to start CC with the model flag (until it's officially swapped?):
claude --model claude-opus-4-6
Please note that you need to start CC with the model flag (until it's officially swapped?):
claude --model claude-opus-4-6
Some new work from Coefficient Giving.
apnews.com/article/div-...
"A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit, allowing its international work to continue in a new form."
apnews.com/article/div-...
"A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit, allowing its international work to continue in a new form."
With $48M in philanthropic backing, a division of USAID relaunches as nonprofit
A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Some new work from Coefficient Giving.
apnews.com/article/div-...
"A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit, allowing its international work to continue in a new form."
apnews.com/article/div-...
"A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit, allowing its international work to continue in a new form."
—dangerously-skip-workforce-transitions
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 AM
—dangerously-skip-workforce-transitions
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Elon's decision to shut down USAID is the direct cause of countless deaths. That he isn't persona non grata in many communities after that is a source of shame.
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Elon's decision to shut down USAID is the direct cause of countless deaths. That he isn't persona non grata in many communities after that is a source of shame.
would anybody like this monkey paw I don’t need any more? I’m all done with my wish to have asanas competitors crushed in the stock market
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
would anybody like this monkey paw I don’t need any more? I’m all done with my wish to have asanas competitors crushed in the stock market
Reposted by Dustin Moskovitz
![Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean “a time loop experienced by one person.” PERSON 2: …What. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidknpywgj44ox6nphuyzs6si6lozn77jyx75nbh7v67wsjr6dssl4@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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We estimate that GPT-5.2 with `high` (not `xhigh`) reasoning effort has a 50%-time-horizon of around 6.6 hrs (95% CI of 3 hr 20 min to 17 hr 30 min) on our expanded suite of software tasks. This is the highest estimate for a time horizon measurement we have reported to date.
February 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
We estimate that GPT-5.2 with `high` (not `xhigh`) reasoning effort has a 50%-time-horizon of around 6.6 hrs (95% CI of 3 hr 20 min to 17 hr 30 min) on our expanded suite of software tasks. This is the highest estimate for a time horizon measurement we have reported to date.
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im growing concerned the fake internet money you cant spend anywhere is not the foolproof investment id been led to believe
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
im growing concerned the fake internet money you cant spend anywhere is not the foolproof investment id been led to believe