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Assertion Partly supported
Ben Thompson: TSMC cut capex for two years following ChatGPT's release
“ChatGPT comes out. Every hyperscaler starts investing like crazy. What does TSMC do? They actually decreased their capex year over year, two years in a row. They did, they, there was no market response from TSMC to the ChatGPT moment.”
Ben Thompson Feb 12, 2026 ▶ 1:09:59 Ben Thompson from Stratechery on AI ads, the end of SaaS, and the future of media
Assertion Contradicted
Collison: Mainstream AI chat interfaces still lack persistent memory in 2026
“Still in twenty-twenty-six, if you open a new Gemini chat, or if you open a new ChatGPG chat, it's basically a blank slate. There's no memory.”
John Collison Mar 10, 2026 ▶ 1:25 Bret Taylor of Sierra on AI agents, outcome-based pricing, and the OpenAI board
Assertion Supported
Collison: Stripe partnered with OpenAI for ChatGPT shopping experience
“And we partnered with OpenAI to power the first shopping experience inside ChatGPT.”
John Collison Feb 24, 2026 ▶ 23:18 Stripe’s 2025 annual letter
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