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6 statements across 6 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jan 13, 2023 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

Everything said about search, oldest first

Jan 13, 2023 bullish
Prediction Held up
Chamath: Google will open source AI models to protect search
“I think that Google will open source their models because the most important thing that Google can do is reinforce the value of search. And the best way to do that is to scorch the earth with these models, which is to make them widely available and as free as …”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jan 13, 2023 ▶ 36:04 E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem
Mar 31, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: ChatGPT will eat a substantial portion of search and browser usage
“And I think that ChatGPT will start By eating a substantial portion of search, because again, you don't have to go through the 20 links. It just gives you the answer. It's going to eat a substantial portion of browser usage and app usage, because you're just g…”
David Sacks Mar 31, 2023 ▶ 31:32 E122: Is AI the next great computing platform? ChatGPT vs. Google, containing AGI & RESTRICT Act
Jun 16, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Brad Gerstner predicts AI will force Google to cannibalize search revenue
“The top of the funnel is up for grabs and all of those dollars over a period, again, a five years, seven years is going to get redistributed and make no mistake. Google is well positioned to make its claim for that, but its claim is going to come at the expens…”
Brad Gerstner Jun 16, 2023 ▶ 35:26 E133: Market melt-up, IPO update, AI startups overheat, Reddit revolts & more with Brad Gerstner
Dec 8, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sachs: Google's AI market share will never rival its search dominance
“Even if they turn out to be good or great in AI, their AI franchises is never going to be as dominant as their search franchise was in that market.”
David Sacks Dec 8, 2023 ▶ 1:06:15 E156: Ivy League antisemitism, macro, SaaS recovery, Gemini, Figma deal delay + big Friedberg update
Mar 1, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Search ad revenue generates ~100% of Google's true operating profit
“And so the search margin, the ad revenue on search, Is, you know, probably a hundred percent of the true operating profit of the business.”
David Friedberg Mar 1, 2024 ▶ 9:02 E168: Can Google save itself? Abolish HR, AI takes over Customer Support, Reddit IPO teardown
Aug 16, 2024 neutral
Opinion
Calacanis: Google has a search monopoly but not an ad monopoly
“They do have a massive monopoly in search. That's absolutely true and the Justice Department, I think, is well within their rights to take a deep dive on that. They don't have it in ads.”
Jason Calacanis Aug 16, 2024 ▶ 17:40 Break up Google, Starbucks CEO out, Kamala’s price controls, Boeing disaster, Kursk offensive
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