Sam Altman’s pants are totally on fire
We recorded 5 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 3 can’t be checked. 2 more are held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (5)
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
“But it is no longer about lying to employees. It is about directly lying to the American public.”
Our reading: Sam Altman is now directly lying to the American public, not just to employees.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The submission does not expressly request guarantees for OpenAI's own data-center borrowing [e2].
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“The very idea – of having the US government bail out OpenAI from their reckless spending — is outrageous, as I explained here:”
Our reading: The US government should not bail out OpenAI from its reckless spending; the idea is outrageous.
No horizon
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Observation
“In a podcast that was probably recorded in last several days, Altman also appears to have been laying the groundwork for loan guarantees:”
Our reading: In a podcast that was probably recorded in the last several days, Altman appears to have been laying the groundwork for loan guarantees.
No horizon
Qualifier: podcast probably recorded in the last several days
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
Observation
“In short, Altman was—likely in conjunction with Nvidia, which also just seemed to be laying groundwork for a bailout—launching a full court press for loan guarantees when he got caught with hands in the cookie jar.”
Our reading: Altman was launching a full court press for federal loan guarantees, likely in conjunction with Nvidia, which also seemed to be laying groundwork for a bailout.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The metaphor leaves the required intensity imprecise.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Recommendation or value judgment
“Nobody should ever trust this man. Ever.”
Our reading: Nobody should ever trust Sam Altman.
No horizon
Held from this post (2)
These records did not pass every check, so nothing about them is published. Held is not a finding.
- The two reviews reached different assessments. Our reading, not assessed: Altman was, once again, lying when he said "we do not have or want government guarantees for OpenAI data centers," because OpenAI had explicitly asked the White House OSTP to consider federal loan guarantees just a week earlier.
- The two reviews reached different assessments. Our reading, not assessed: Altman lied to the world about OpenAI seeking government loan guarantees.