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3 quotes from Roon on the wall, 2023 to 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include thezvi.substack.com. Topics: culture, hype, jobs. Open on the wall.

  1. 2026

  2. Programming always sucked

    Newsthezvi.substack.com#culture#jobs

    OpenAI researcher roon commenting on X about the shift from human coding to AI-written code, January 2026.

    AI #153: Living Documents

  3. 2025

  4. Codex is an alien juggernaut just itching to become superhuman

    Newsthezvi.substack.com#hype#culture

    Roon, an OpenAI employee, commenting on X about the jump from GPT-4 to the codex model, September 2025.

    AI #135: OpenAI Shows Us The Money

  5. 2023

  6. You guys need to develop more resistance to crazy AI hype bros

    Newsthezvi.substack.com#hype#culture

    Roon, an OpenAI employee, responded on social media in December 2023 to rumors of a stealth GPT-4.5 launch.

    AI #43: Functional Discoveries