Erik Allebest
9 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 13, 2026 by Erik Allebest · across every show →
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Aug 13, 2026 positive
Superhuman AI pushes humans to improve rather than killing competition
“Fundamentally humans want to do human stuff. That's, you know, humans competing against other humans. It's humans making things. It's human solving problems. And there's certain areas where, you know, machines have gotten better than humans at things, but it r…”
Aug 13, 2026 positive
Poker players will eventually care about skill ratings as much as money
“But I think that as people get used to like, wait, I actually care about my poker rating and I treat this as like something important. I think people are gonna care about it as much as money because it's a reflection of like the value and their skill as a play…”
Aug 13, 2026
Aug 13, 2026 bullish
Neural-net AI made competitive chess more exciting than ever
“Computers at first made chess a little bit more boring, but then made it so much more exciting. And we're seeing more exciting chess than we ever have. And the players have gotten better and really computers are now able to help us unlock the game in ways that…”
Aug 13, 2026 positive
Aug 13, 2026 neutral
Digital tools cannot shortcut the biological repetitions required for expertise
“And so there's really not shortcuts to the process. There are shortcuts in the tools. You know, it's, we've made it, tried to make it as easy as possible to, you know, do your puzzles and to train on your different elements.”
Aug 13, 2026 negative
Aug 13, 2026 positive
Chess.com mainstreamed the game by celebrating casual and beginner players
“I also feel that we've been partly responsible for that, that we've kind of revolutionized what it means to be a chess player. Chess can be in your pocket. You can do it any time. The content is funny and relevant and interesting. And we also just redefined wh…”