why aren't all 8 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Assertion Contradicted
Brown: Leading AI labs lack independent verification of model safety
“The other piece is the accountability, is there's no independent verification of how the models perform. What we get when it comes to, you know, how, how does OpenAI, or how does Anthropic do on questions around bias, what we get from them is a blog post that …”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Brown: OpenAI shifted focus to enterprise after consumer lagged
“The consumer version of this has not been driving the way that enterprise has. And, you know, OpenAI started down that path and then realized, you know, from a business perspective, they needed to focus on enterprise and shifted. And now that's what they're do…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Campbell Brown: Nuanced domain experts remain far ahead of AI
“The people who are, who have developed an expertise who can see nuance, whether it's around political topics or tech or whatever their field, medical healthcare the people who can do that are still way ahead of where AI is today.”
Assertion Supported
Brown: Studies show AI content is more centrist than traditional news
“There are actually some studies, I was talking to Adam Grant, who is a brilliant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who is sharing some information with me about just recent studies looking at how content that is on AI that people are getting from AI…”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Brown: AI in medicine and drug discovery will be all-consuming
“The potential for AI in, in medicine and drug discovery, and that is going to be all consuming for the next few years as people lean into that.”
Assertion Supported
Brown: Low-quality sourcing issues affect all major AI models, not just Claude
“That was the example I highlighted, but there are plenty of examples, and it wasn't just Claude and Anthropic, it was across all the models. Source quality is a real issue, and I do think an easier issue to address than some of the challenges around bias and f…”
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Brown: Enterprise customers will stop tolerating AI hallucinations within a year
“I don't think that's going to be the case in a year. I think people are going to be much more demanding, especially, again, I go back to the point I made earlier about the incentives for the companies to get this right. Their business is being driven by big en…”
Assertion Supported
Brown: Reps Gottheimer and Lawler pressured AI labs on election information
“Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler, Democrat from New Jersey, Lawler's a Republican from New York, have jointly worked together to try to raise awareness. They've, I know they've been on TV talking about it. They've reached out to a number of the labs to talk abo…”