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We recorded 3 claims from this post. 1 was checked against evidence. 2 can’t be checked. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (3)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Forecast

    “Another sign that the bubble may not last forever.”

    Our reading: The generative AI investment bubble may not last forever, as signalled by some late-stage VC firms sitting out.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: based on some late-stage VCs sitting out the GenAI rush

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Observation

    “In another bit of possible foreshadowing: GenAI is starting to get a tiny bit of Scarlet Letter feel.”

    Our reading: Generative AI is starting to get a tiny bit of a 'Scarlet Letter' feel, which he presents as possible foreshadowing.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: a tiny bit

  3. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    Observation

    “Tesla FSD is getting better. But is getting enough better?”

    Our reading: Tesla FSD is getting better, and he raises the question of whether it is getting enough better.

    No horizon Evidence as of

    Limitation: The tracker figures in e1 come from crowdsourced, self-reported data. e1 notes that data for later v12.3.x releases still needed weeks to be entered.