Peak absurdity, Part II
We recorded 3 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 1 can’t be checked. 5 more are held. 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.
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
Observation
“And all this from a company thought (or claimed) that GPT-5 was going to be tantamount to AGI (spoiler alert: it wasn’t)”
Our reading: GPT-5 was not tantamount to AGI, although OpenAI thought or claimed that it would be.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: Support for one clause is insufficient to support the whole claim.
Assessment: SupportedSaid
Observation
“Today, even after a very strong week, Oracle stands at just $170.”
Our reading: As of the post date, even after a very strong week, Oracle stock stands at just $170, compared with about $308 on September 11.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: Marcus gives no quotation timestamp; the assessment uses daily closing prices.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Rhetoric
“Maybe I spoke too soon.”
Our reading: Marcus may have spoken too soon in saying that the Oracle stock spike would be seen as the peak of absurdity, because a new example has now appeared.
No horizon
Held from this post (5)
These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.