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Assertion Contradicted

Patrick Collison: Arc Institute's Evo 2 is the largest biology ML model ever

“Yesterday, AHRQ released this new foundation model for biology. It's the largest biology ML model ever. It's actually, I think the largest open source AI model ever.”

Patrick Collison Feb 22, 2025 ▶ 1:03:39 The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private

Assertion Partly supported

Patrick Collison: Proposed DoD cuts match magnitude of 2010–2025 spending changes

“As far as I can tell, the cuts proposed Over the next couple of years for the Defense Department are of approximately the same magnitude as the reduction in the defense budget that occurred between 2010 and today”

Patrick Collison Feb 22, 2025 ▶ 41:22 The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private

Assertion Partly supported

Patrick Collison: US federal spending dropped five percentage points of GDP under Clinton

“I think federal spending fell by five points of GDP over the course of the Clinton presidency, which is really not a small amount, you know?”

Patrick Collison Feb 22, 2025 ▶ 59:15 The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private

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