Pundit ClaimsAI claims by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron, with the evidence

Breaking news: AGI is not imminent!

We recorded 2 claims from this post. 1 was checked against evidence. 1 can’t be checked. 1 more is held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (2)

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  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “Sam Altman himself hinted we were close, just two weeks ago, writing “We are now confident we know how to build AGI as we have traditionally understood it”, which to be honest gave me Elizabeth Holmes vibes.”

    What we tested: Marcus says Altman's statement that OpenAI is confident it knows how to build AGI gave him, to be honest, Elizabeth Holmes vibes.

  2. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    “Today he walked it back.”

    What we tested: On 2025-01-20 Sam Altman walked back his earlier hint that OpenAI was close to building AGI.

    What happened: Shows that on 20 January 2025 Altman publicly said OpenAI had not built AGI and would not deploy it next month, which plays down the closeness he had suggested. (Decrypt, )

Held from this post (1)

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