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I didn't say "false", I said rumors which are not possible to verify.

modeless 3y ago
The service they provide is verifying rumors, essentially. Due to the nature of the subject matter it's not possible for them to show you all the data you need to verify things yourself. If you don't want to trust their verification that's your prerogative but IMO rather silly considering their excellent past track record. And that's coming from someone who is extremely critical of most journalism these days.
- riku_iki 3y ago
  > IMO rather silly considering their excellent past track record this is absolute handvawing
  - modeless 3y ago
    Their past reporting on non-public information that I was personally familiar with has been 100% correct. This particular news about $10m packages was just corroborated independently by some well known researchers I follow on Twitter. Based on that and their prior track record of things they reported first that later became public and were true, I trust their reporting on other things I can't immediately verify.
    - riku_iki 3y ago
      > This particular news about $10m packages was just corroborated independently by some well known researchers I follow on Twitter. can you post the link?
      - modeless 3y ago
        https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676 https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676
        riku_iki 3y ago
        > https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676 https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676 he was speculating in that tweet obviously.
        modeless 3y ago
        It's a screenshot of his DMs. Someone he knows is telling him they know it's real. The name is cut off presumably because he doesn't want to out his friend who is disclosing non-public information.
        riku_iki 3y ago
        Yes, so we went from "corroborated independently by well known researcher", to researcher responded "psyops" on DM from unknown author, lol.
        modeless 3y ago
        Seems like you won't accept anything short of Sam Altman himself announcing it on stage. I guess you'll just have to be satisfied not knowing.
        riku_iki 3y ago
        yes, that's how professional journalists and outlets work: they announce news if they are verifiable. Tabloids spread rumors instead. There are many rumors to spread.
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The service they provide is verifying rumors, essentially. Due to the nature of the subject matter it's not possible for them to show you all the data you need to verify things yourself. If you don't want to trust their verification that's your prerogative but IMO rather silly considering their excellent past track record. And that's coming from someone who is extremely critical of most journalism these days.

riku_iki 3y ago
> IMO rather silly considering their excellent past track record this is absolute handvawing
- modeless 3y ago
  Their past reporting on non-public information that I was personally familiar with has been 100% correct. This particular news about $10m packages was just corroborated independently by some well known researchers I follow on Twitter. Based on that and their prior track record of things they reported first that later became public and were true, I trust their reporting on other things I can't immediately verify.
  - riku_iki 3y ago
    > This particular news about $10m packages was just corroborated independently by some well known researchers I follow on Twitter. can you post the link?
    - modeless 3y ago
      https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676 https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676
      - riku_iki 3y ago
        > https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676 https://x.com/ericjang11/status/1724231320317120676 he was speculating in that tweet obviously.
        modeless 3y ago
        It's a screenshot of his DMs. Someone he knows is telling him they know it's real. The name is cut off presumably because he doesn't want to out his friend who is disclosing non-public information.
        riku_iki 3y ago
        Yes, so we went from "corroborated independently by well known researcher", to researcher responded "psyops" on DM from unknown author, lol.
        modeless 3y ago
        Seems like you won't accept anything short of Sam Altman himself announcing it on stage. I guess you'll just have to be satisfied not knowing.
        riku_iki 3y ago
        yes, that's how professional journalists and outlets work: they announce news if they are verifiable. Tabloids spread rumors instead. There are many rumors to spread.

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