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We recorded 4 claims from this post. 4 can’t be checked. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (4)

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

    “I had started warning that bad things were coming last year when I realized that OpenAI’s only financially move might be head into surveillance, and started noticing some of the steps they were taking in that direction, like putting Paul Nakasone (former head the NSA) on their board last June, and taking a share in a webcam company last August.”

    Our reading: OpenAI's only financially viable path may be to move into surveillance, and it has already taken steps in that direction such as adding Paul Nakasone to its board and investing in a webcam company.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: as its only financially viable move

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Causal claim

    “Things have taken a severe turn for the worse, and it’s not just that it was reported last month that OpenAI now trying to launch a social media network, presumably in part towards the end of collecting further private data.”

    Our reading: OpenAI's reported effort to launch a social media network is presumably motivated in part by a wish to collect more private data.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: presumably

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Forecast

    “This morning I woke up to not one but two reports that make clear that the era of Big Brother is about to enter the United States in a massive new ways, and not just via OpenAI but through multiple vectors:”

    Our reading: Two reports make clear that the era of Big Brother is about to enter the United States in massive new ways, not just via OpenAI but through multiple vectors.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: not just via OpenAI but through multiple vectors

  4. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “I couldn’t agree more. If you are not worried, you are not paying attention. The time to speak up is now.”

    Our reading: People should speak up now against the growing AI-driven surveillance.

    No horizon