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Prediction Held up
Wong: Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft will clone OpenClaw in ten months
“My prediction is this within n number of months, less than 10 Entropic, now, now Open Claw become part of OpenAI, so that becomes the OpenAI part of this game. Entropic, Google, Microsoft, Everybody will have their equivalent of open, open call framework.”
Sze Wong Mar 3, 2026 ▶ 1:34 OpenClaw is the Most Dangerous AI Tool Ever Built
Assertion Supported
Freckling: Google shared ad data with sanctioned Russian entity RuTarget
“Google was found to be sharing data with root target, which is actually a sanctioned Russian company, a unit of spare bank that was subject to sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine.”
Dan Freckling Jan 24, 2023 ▶ 21:34 How a Cookie Invented in 94 Became the Monster Behind Your Data
Assertion Supported
Sadan: Website Traffic Is Shifting From Google Search to AI Chat Platforms
“Historically, when we talked about SEO of website, of how websites are being found, SEO was kind of equal to Google, but that world is shifting and we're seeing The increase of traffic from some of these chat platforms, because people are now not just going to…”
Itai Sadan Jan 6, 2026 ▶ 3:33 65% of Their Sites Now Start This Way (Most Founders Miss It)
Assertion Supported
Rizzoli: Frontier AI Labs Spend Heavily on Expert Training Data
“And this is an ongoing effort where OpenAI, Anthropic, Google's teams are paying a lot of money for experts to give the AI their own personal knowledge.”
Alberto Rizzoli Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 24:20 Europe Is Half as Likely to Adopt AI. Here Is What That Costs Them
Assertion Supported
Weisbrot: TikTok ad costs are very low compared to Google
“And the cost of promoting on TikTok is very low compared to Google.”
Sean Weisbrot Jul 2, 2024 ▶ 29:52 He Bought a Hotel During COVID to Remove One Pain Point
Assertion Supported
Geary: Domain authority is not an official Google metric
“So domain authority is a, it's a, first of all, it's a third party metric. So it's not, there is no official Google metric of domain authority.”
Kevin Geary Feb 7, 2021 ▶ 27:41 Why a Gorgeous Website Can't Convert a Soul
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