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Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Watermelon is a very big advance and uses a significantly more advanced pre-train than earlier Meta models. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 AI capabilities
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta's Muse agent is more conversational than Meta AI and interprets questions as trying to understand what the user wants long term. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 AI capabilities
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Zuckerberg built Meta's AI lab literally around where he sits in the office. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta has been a leader in machine learning for a long time. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta already has many internal examples of people's agents interacting with each other. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 AI capabilities
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta has significantly ramped up its compute investments as it gained confidence in its AI work. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta built state-of-the-art machine learning systems for feeds, ads and integrity. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 AI capabilities
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 I think that the best way to think about Meta is that we are an end-to-end technology company, right? Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 15 Sep 2026 Zuckerberg said he thinks that once the product he was discussing is running well, Meta will be able to get it in front of many hundreds of millions of people and eventually billions. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 15 Sep 2026 Economics and markets
Resolved true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta is building out many gigawatts of compute. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 WhatsApp is designed with end-to-end encryption so that Meta cannot see the messages people send. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 Technology
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 the best antidote to someone having an AI that could potentially hack into systems is having everyone have access to an AI so they can… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 it doesn’t kind of disadvantage any one company for taking that step. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 And I think we’re in a good position on it. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta created a training program that guarantees graduates a job at a company building infrastructure for Meta. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 Field building and careers
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 now that I think we’ve achieved a level of mainstream, well, at a minimum, I think we need to kind of go and make sure that we communicate… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 it’s important that people understand what your lab stands for and what your values are Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 it didn’t necessarily stop people from using the products, but I think it colors how people think about them today. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 I personally am much more worried about a small number of labs or people having control of something that is so capable Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 I think have done some leading work there. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 15 Sep 2026 Muse and Meta AI may converge over time. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 15 Sep 2026 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 I gave it to her and then she didn’t say anything for a few days. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 I do think that having multiple labs is helpful, and I think open source is quite helpful for that Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Own records only Mark Zuckerberg Factual 15 Sep 2026 Meta is designing its models from the ground up to be good for the Muse agent use case. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 15 Sep 2026 AI capabilities
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 what we’re really trying to do is create a standard and framework for the industry. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 It’s like we need those people to be skilled and have those skills. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 So I think having it in people’s hands that they can capture all the opportunity from the capabilities is good. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 But that’s when I kind of got more religion around talent density, right? Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 15 Sep 2026 Yeah, we maybe didn’t have as much foresight in naming things getting bigger. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 15 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 This is the toughest dilemma. This is the toughest aspect of our situation. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 One, the idea that we would never get the incredible benefits, never get the medical cures, that doesn't sit right with me. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 "The AI kill switch could be a good idea," Amodei said. "But I don't think banning it, completely banning it, is the right approach. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 Whenever anyone builds an AI model, there's a third-party evaluator who can verify whether that company is following the safety practices… Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 My view here is, it has always been very strange that this technology is being built by a private company, Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 But I think a combination of democratically-elected governments, I don't know about handing over, but some kind of oversight, some kind of… Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 I won't lie to you – there are real dangers, Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 It doesn't mean we need to panic today. It doesn't mean we need to shut it all down. But I would say it's a warning sign. It's a warning… Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 I don't think I fully just appreciated what it would actually be like when the progress was as fast as it was. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 And the strangest thing about it is, I agree with them. I'm uncomfortable. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 To the right combination of governments. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 It doesn't mean that. What it means is that we need to make sure that every generation of models that we release is properly tested. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 The more long-term thing would be working together to put a speed limit on the rate of AI progress, Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 And honestly, I don't know if it's possible, but we should try. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 13 Sep 2026 The worry I have – I am concerned that one single government could abuse this technology just as easily as a single company could. Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 13 Sep 2026
Unresolvable Dario Amodei Factual 12 Sep 2026 And I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks. Dario Amodei · Factual · 12 Sep 2026 AI policy and governance
Mostly true Dario Amodei Promise 12 Sep 2026 Anthropic commits unilaterally to the first step of the plan: giving third-party evaluators permanent, employee-level access to its systems. Dario Amodei · Promise · 12 Sep 2026 AI policy and governance
Unresolvable Dario Amodei Prediction 12 Sep 2026 If AI is built in the wrong way, the probability of something bad happening is very high. Dario Amodei · Prediction · 12 Sep 2026 AI safety and alignment
Unresolvable Dario Amodei Prediction 12 Sep 2026 If left unchecked, AI's ability to improve itself and build the next generation of AI could outrun humans' ability to understand and control these systems. Dario Amodei · Prediction · 12 Sep 2026 AI safety and alignment
Unresolvable Dario Amodei Prediction 12 Sep 2026 International cooperation to put a speed limit on AI progress will be very difficult because incentives and military advantage are so large. Dario Amodei · Prediction · 12 Sep 2026 AI policy and governance
Unresolvable Dario Amodei Prediction 12 Sep 2026 If AI is built in the right way, the probability of something bad happening is very low. Dario Amodei · Prediction · 12 Sep 2026 AI safety and alignment
Resolved true Dario Amodei Factual 12 Sep 2026 Dario Amodei has published a new essay, "We Must Pace the Frontier", arguing the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan. Dario Amodei · Factual · 12 Sep 2026 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Dario Amodei Prediction 12 Sep 2026 This AI technology will be built in other countries, including authoritarian countries. Dario Amodei · Prediction · 12 Sep 2026 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Dario Amodei Not checkable 12 Sep 2026 “I believe that if slowing down bought us even an extra year or two before models reach critical levels of capability, and we used that… Dario Amodei · Not checkable · 12 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 You should use AI off the shelf wherever you can, but don’t forget you have to invest in building your own intelligence. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Unresolvable Sam Altman Prediction 4 Sep 2026 AI compute will keep becoming vastly more efficient, with better chips and smarter algorithms, though it will still require huge investment. Sam Altman · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Mostly true Jensen Huang Factual 4 Sep 2026 AI is generating jobs across every sector in the US, from chip fabs to computer plants to AI factories, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Jensen Huang · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 Well, as with all new technology, at first it seems magical. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We’re now— we’ve now turned a corner in the investment of artificial intelligence and it’s now productive infrastructure. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 The most important part is that every single country should advocate for AI diffusion or the adoption of AI into your industries. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I don’t think it’s about one or the other. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 But these days, just think about the level of investments we’re talking about. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I prefer to drive today’s car with so much more technology in it than to drive a car from 100 years ago. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not yet due Jensen Huang Prediction 4 Sep 2026 Over the next 5 to 10 years, tasks that now take 10 years will take 1 year because of AI. Jensen Huang · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I think it is non-negotiable that you have to use it. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 If that same thing happens with AI, and anybody on Earth, rich, poor, whatever, can use AI to get the abundant services that they need and… Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 That’s not going to come from us, and I don’t think that should. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Own records only Sam Altman Factual 4 Sep 2026 At the beginning of 2020 the world's top token user was an OpenAI employee using roughly 100,000 tokens a month. Sam Altman · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 The economic growth and benefit to people that can come from this, the value to a country is too high to ignore. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 Every single country needs to build infrastructure so that you could support your own local economy. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We want this to be abundant, we want this to be inexpensive, we want people to just be able to use this for whatever they need. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not yet due Jensen Huang Prediction 4 Sep 2026 This year (2026), "we" will invest close to $1 trillion into United States infrastructure. Jensen Huang · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 Economics and markets
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 The idea is called a token, and this token is a mathematical outcome of a lot of computation, and this token represents intelligence. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not yet due Jensen Huang Prediction 4 Sep 2026 We are building 100 gigawatts between now and the end of the decade, because we want to produce intelligence for the world. Jensen Huang · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We do not want to be the only company. We do not want to suck up all the value. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I think it would be approximately as bad of an idea to say we’re not going to have AI in our country as it was to say we’re not going to… Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 Thank you. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Mostly true Sam Altman Factual 4 Sep 2026 Altman said OpenAI was announced at the very end of 2015 and that its first day of work was around January 2016. Sam Altman · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 You don’t have to win in every single one of them. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 it is the responsibility of the people building it to do it safely and responsibly, and to continue to advance the technology so that as it… Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 And so, in a lot of ways, this is the great equalizer. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Own records only Sam Altman Factual 4 Sep 2026 By 2015 Sam Altman had become convinced that powerful AI was really going to happen and decided to try building it. Sam Altman · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 For the first time, you’re hearing innovators, people, companies, countries talking about elevating a $100 trillion industry. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 That’s right. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Mostly true Sam Altman Factual 4 Sep 2026 OpenAI trained GPT-3 in 2020, which Altman considers the first model above a threshold of usability. Sam Altman · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 AI capabilities
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We are very firmly and very proudly on team humanity. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I think part of the reason it tends to work out fine is people worry and they stress and they look at the downsides and they try to address… Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 What made AIs useful is putting an exoskeleton around the LLM. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 And I think the economic value and the personal value is so huge. Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 No time in history have we been able to say things like that. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Unresolvable Jensen Huang Factual 4 Sep 2026 NVIDIA is in its 14th generation of its GPU architecture. Jensen Huang · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Unresolvable Sam Altman Factual 4 Sep 2026 Work that was expected to take a startup 3 months is now probably doable in about 17 minutes with Codex. Sam Altman · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Jensen Huang Factual 4 Sep 2026 NVIDIA's architecture runs every AI model in every field of science and every modality, including American and international models. Jensen Huang · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 Their own work or organisation
Not yet due Sam Altman Prediction 4 Sep 2026 In a decade, people will not talk about AI as much as they do now, because it will be expected everywhere. Sam Altman · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Sam Altman Prediction 4 Sep 2026 Altman said he thinks some things are going to go very wrong with cybersecurity unless people act quite urgently. Sam Altman · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 AI safety and alignment
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 In fact, I would argue that we’re practically there today. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Unresolvable Sam Altman Prediction 4 Sep 2026 Even with large efficiency gains, much more AI infrastructure will need to be built to avoid AI being a highly priced commodity. Sam Altman · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Mostly true Sam Altman Factual 4 Sep 2026 A chart exists showing the historical cost of an hour of light at night, with early data points at about 5 hours of labor per hour of light. Sam Altman · Factual · 4 Sep 2026 Technology
Not yet due Sam Altman Prediction 4 Sep 2026 In another 6.5 years, average per capita token use will rise to roughly 100 billion tokens a month. Sam Altman · Prediction · 4 Sep 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Sam Altman Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I have complete trust in the people of the world’s creativity and ambition Sam Altman · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Jensen Huang Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 To think that you’re going to add $20, $50 trillion of economic benefit around the world, that’s ambition. Jensen Huang · Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
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“No, it’s a very big advance. It’s a significantly more advanced pre-train.”

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, interview 15 September 2026 Transcript: Mark Zuckerberg Interview on Meta's Muse AI Agent (Sources Podcast) (The Singju Post)

Watermelon is a very big advance and uses a significantly more advanced pre-train than earlier Meta models.

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Mark Zuckerberg, “Watermelon is a very big advance and uses a significantly more advanced pre-train than earlier Meta models.” (said 15 September 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_dd4475c2a7c5, method 0.1.0+3f84d14d. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_dd4475c2a7c5

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