Sam Altman said he expected YC's flagship program to significantly strengthen over the course of 2017 and beyond.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
Reasoning
'Significantly strengthen' is undefined and subjective.
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Sam Altman, “Sam Altman said he expected YC's flagship program to significantly strengthen over the course of 2017 and beyond.” (said 1 January 2017). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_496bdde94b1a, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_496bdde94b1a
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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