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The OpenAI Plot Thickens

We recorded 3 claims from this post. 1 was checked against evidence. 2 can’t be checked. 4 more are held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (3)

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.

  1. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    “An awful lot of key players have left the island. Most voluntarily.”

    What we tested: Many key OpenAI people have left, most of them voluntarily.

    What happened: Sutskever presents the departure as his decision. This supports classifying it as voluntary on the public record. (Ilya Sutskever, via X, )

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “I said it before, and I will say it again: OpenAI could wind up being seen as the WeWork of AI.”

    What we tested: OpenAI could end up being seen as the WeWork of AI.

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “Prospects don’t seem as strong as they once did.”

    What we tested: OpenAI's prospects of justifying its $80B valuation or raising at a higher valuation look weaker than before.

Held from this post (4)

These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.