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why aren't all 6 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: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Contradicted
Jessica Lessin: State attorneys general ruled OpenAI cannot become for-profit
“It still is a non-profit. The AGs of the world have decided they cannot become a for-profit, so.”
Jessica Lessin Jun 27, 2025 ▶ 22:02 #105: Tesla, Bumble, And Bezos' Wedding - Everything Is A Mess · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Contradicted
Lessin: OpenAI Is Cutting Prices to Directly Undercut Microsoft
“There are two ways if you're a business to get open AI. You can get them from Microsoft or you can get them from OpenAI. What's OpenAI doing? It's cutting the price to undercut Microsoft.”
Jessica Lessin Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 26:32 #104: AI Clones, Commoditized Ads, and the Cult of Trust · More or Less Podcast
Prediction Didn’t hold up
OpenAI will never release a consumer hardware device
“I don't think there ever will be an open AI hardware device.”
Brit Morin Aug 21, 2026 ▶ 42:56 OpenAI Can’t Hold a Lead, Stripe Buys OpenRouter & AI Hits a Wall · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Contradicted
Brit Morin: OpenAI acquired AI coding startup Windsurf for $3B
“Windsurf obviously got sold to OpenAI for three billion.”
Brit Morin May 9, 2025 ▶ 7:55 OpenAI Acquires Windsurf for $3B, Google's Stock Dips | #98 · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Contradicted
Jessica Lessin: Gemini's Daily Active Users Are Three Quarters of ChatGPT's
“I mean, if you look at daily actives, Gemini is about three quarters of ChatGPT at the moment.”
Jessica Lessin May 2, 2025 ▶ 16:42 How OpenAI Is Beating Google and Meta at Their Own Game · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Contradicted
Sam Lessin: Meta added an OpenAI-sized market cap in five post-market minutes
“Meta just added an OpenAI in five minutes to their market cap after the market close, so I don't know how that's going to blow out for anyone.”
Sam Lessin Aug 1, 2025 ▶ 21:17 #110 Meta's Billion-Dollar Hires: Bubble or Genius? · More or Less Podcast
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