Dario takes it on the chin
We recorded 7 claims from this post. 1 was checked against evidence. 6 can’t be checked. 3 more are held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (7)
In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“As bad as Sam Altman is, Dario Amodei isn’t all that different.”
Our reading: As bad as Sam Altman is, Dario Amodei is not all that different from him.
No horizon
Qualifier: as bad as Sam Altman is
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
Observation
“A lot of people have come around to that view:”
Our reading: Many people now share the view that Amodei is not much different from Altman.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The claim supplies neither a numerical threshold nor a defined population.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Observation
“All told, it would appear that most of the goodwill that Amodei accumulated in standing up to Hegseth has dissipated, much as most of the goodwill towards Altman eventually did.”
Our reading: Most of the goodwill Amodei gained by standing up to Hegseth appears to have dissipated, as most goodwill toward Altman did.
No horizon
Qualifier: it would appear
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“For Amodei, who maybe means well, I think the issue is more one of tone deafness and self-certainty, coupled with a tendency to present arguments that frequently appear self-serving.”
Our reading: Marcus thinks Amodei, who maybe means well, has an issue that is more one of tone deafness and self-certainty, coupled with a tendency to present arguments that frequently appear self-serving.
No horizon
Qualifier: I think
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Forecast
“Maybe one or the other, Altman or Amodei, will regain the public’s trust, but it is far from obvious that they will.”
Our reading: It is far from obvious that either Altman or Amodei will regain the public's trust.
No horizon
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“Given how damaging AI could ultimately be, we need people we can fully trust, and I don’t think we have that.”
Our reading: Because AI could be very damaging, AI needs leaders who can be fully trusted.
No horizon
Qualifier: given how damaging AI could ultimately be
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“Given how damaging AI could ultimately be, we need people we can fully trust, and I don’t think we have that.”
Our reading: Given how damaging AI could ultimately be, we need people we can fully trust, and Marcus does not think we have that.
No horizon
Qualifier: given how damaging AI could ultimately be
Held from this post (3)
These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.
- Attribution is uncertain
- The two reviews reached different assessments. Our reading, not assessed: Anthropic called for locking down distillation by competitors while it has itself been destroying rare books in bulk to distill their contents.
- The two reviews read the claim differently