ClaimsBalaji Srinivasan

“the biotech founders that come to the Network School will eventually help us all surpass our genetic limits”

Balaji Srinivasan, author of Network School post 16 August 2024 Post by @balajis on X, 2024-08-16 (X)

Prediction Their own work or organisation

If all goes well, biotech founders who come to the Network School will eventually help people surpass their genetic limits and live much longer.

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

Prediction with 'eventually' and no horizon.

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Balaji Srinivasan, “If all goes well, biotech founders who come to the Network School will eventually help people surpass their genetic limits and live much longer.” (said 16 August 2024). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_5bcd475a0596, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_5bcd475a0596

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