Is the Great AI meltdown imminent? [NSFW]
We recorded 2 claims from this post. 2 can’t be checked. 4 more are held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (2)
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Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“If this deal collapses, possibly bringing down OpenAI, the multitrillion dollar expansion that so many were anticipating might well not happen at all.”
What we tested: If the Nvidia–OpenAI deal collapses, the anticipated multitrillion-dollar AI expansion might well not happen at all.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“If this deal collapses, possibly bringing down OpenAI, the multitrillion dollar expansion that so many were anticipating might well not happen at all.”
What we tested: If the Nvidia–OpenAI deal collapses, it could possibly bring down OpenAI.
Held from this post (4)
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- The criteria are ambiguous. Our reading, not assessed: Nvidia has apparently pulled back from its $100B OpenAI commitment and is hinting at about $20B instead.
- The two reviews read the claim differently
- The record does not meet the current rules. Our reading, not assessed: The big economic news in AI in 2025 was circular financing, such as a deal in which Nvidia was supposedly going to put $100 billion into OpenAI, which would then buy a lot of Nvidia chips.
- The record does not meet the current rules. Our reading, not assessed: The circular financing arrangements in AI from 2025 are poised to collapse, which he calls the big economic news in AI in 2026.