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 1 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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Opinion
Lessin: AI excitement saved TikTok and protected Google from antitrust scrutiny
“They kept Chrome and Google, they saved TikTok. There's, like, six things that because there's, like, this wave of anticipation and hope and excitement around this stuff, These other conversations just get people just move on.”
Assertion Supported
Lessin: Judge Chastised DOJ and Cited AI in Google Antitrust Ruling
“The judge even chastised the DOJ for requesting Chrome to be spun off, saying that was such an extreme move and that the other remedies they were asking for would have like crippled the industry. And the highlight of it all is that they said Gen AI changed the…”
Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2028
Google will never sell its Chrome browser
“Google's not gonna sell Chrome ever.”
Assertion Supported
Dave Morin: OpenAI publicly indicated interest in buying Google's Chrome browser
“Like I found it really interesting that open AI was first to raise their hand this morning about
You know, hey, we'll buy Chrome.”
Opinion
Morin: OpenAI acquiring Chrome would be the worst thing for the internet
“OpenAI buying Chrome would be the literal worst thing that could happen to the internet today.”
Opinion
Britt Morin: Chrome gives Google an AI agent advantage over OpenAI and Apple
“And I think that, like, plays to Google's advantage in the AI race that they have Chrome. Like, OpenAI doesn't have a browser that they can install this into, and Apple's certainly not, like, ahead in this race with Safari.”
Opinion
Brit Morin: Google has an AI agent advantage because it owns Chrome
“Isn't the most amazing part about this and like why Google might actually win this race because they have Chrome, they have the browser and what this is, it's called project Mariner. It's a Chrome extension. So anytime you're browsing the web, you hit your Chr…”
Assertion Supported
Perplexity made an unsolicited offer to buy Google Chrome
“Meme capitalism, the power of the meme is just like so alive and well perplexity. Unsolicited offer for Chrome being the example du jour.”