OpenAI: On a Path to Becoming The World’s Most Frightening Surveillance Company?
We recorded 6 claims from this post. 3 were checked against evidence. 3 can’t be checked. 1 more is held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (6)
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
“⚠️ Something terrifying just snapped in place:”
What we tested: Something terrifying has just snapped into place, as shown by the developments listed after this line.
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
“Sam Altman has acknowledged wanting to train on everyone's personal documents (Word files, email etc)”
What we tested: Sam Altman has acknowledged that he wants to train AI on everyone's personal documents, such as Word files and email.
Assessment: SupportedSaid
“OpenAI recently put Paul Nakasone (ex NSA) on the board”
What we tested: OpenAI recently put Paul Nakasone, formerly of the NSA, on its board.
What happened: OpenAI directly announces Nakasone's appointment within the period described. Its concluding biography also identifies his former leadership of the NSA. (OpenAI, )
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
“OpenAI just put in money in a $60M fundraise with a Webcam company and is planning hardware joint venture with them.”
What we tested: OpenAI recently invested in a $60M fundraise for a webcam company and is planning a hardware joint venture with it.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“Altman wants to know - and monetize - everything about you.”
What we tested: Sam Altman wants to know everything about people and make money from it.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“He might succeed.”
What we tested: Sam Altman might succeed in knowing and monetizing everything about people.
Held from this post (1)
These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.