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Not checkable Demis Hassabis Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 And for me, my expression of doing that was to build what I think is the ultimate tool for advancing human knowledge, which is-- which is… Demis Hassabis · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Not checkable Balaji Srinivasan Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 The reason is that user interfaces and images can easily be verified by human eye, whereas huge walls of AI-generated text or code are… Balaji Srinivasan · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Mostly false Balaji Srinivasan Factual 3 Aug 2025 AI provably cannot solve chaotic, turbulent, or cryptographic equations. Balaji Srinivasan · Factual · 3 Aug 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Balaji Srinivasan Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 That just means the smarter you are, the smarter the AI is. Balaji Srinivasan · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Mostly true Demis Hassabis Factual 3 Aug 2025 On average it takes ten years and billions of dollars to design one drug. Demis Hassabis · Factual · 3 Aug 2025 Science and research methods
Not checkable Balaji Srinivasan Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 It's the Laffer Curve, but for AI: Balaji Srinivasan · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Not checkable Demis Hassabis Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 It learns like a human being would learn. Demis Hassabis · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Not checkable Balaji Srinivasan Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 AI doesn’t take your job, it lets you do any job. Balaji Srinivasan · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Not checkable Balaji Srinivasan Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 AI is physically constrained, because it currently requires humans to sense context and type that in via prompts, rather than gathering all… Balaji Srinivasan · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Not checkable Demis Hassabis Not checkable 3 Aug 2025 I think theoretically it's possible. Demis Hassabis · Not checkable · 3 Aug 2025
Mostly true Demis Hassabis Factual 3 Aug 2025 Everything in biology and the body depends on proteins. Demis Hassabis · Factual · 3 Aug 2025 Science and research methods
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Meta AI has more than a billion monthly active users. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said Meta launched the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition in June 2025 ("last month", speaking on 2025-07-30) and that Meta is seeing record interest in cloud gaming. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Technology
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 More than 3.4 billion people used at least one Meta app each day in Q2 2025. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said that, as he sees it, at each step so far the more aggressive or fastest assumptions about AI timelines have been the ones that most accurately predicted what happened. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI timelines and forecasting
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 Overall, this has been a busy quarter. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Resolved true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Meta is currently building stylish glasses that are not focused on a display. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Technology
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 Once you get a display in there, whether it’s the kind of wide holographic field of view like we showed with Orion or just a smaller… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said Meta thinks superintelligence is going to really shape all of its systems sooner rather than later, on a trajectory of a few years rather than a quarter or two. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI timelines and forecasting
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 It can see the content around you. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 So the whole metaverse vision, I think, is going to end up being extremely important, too, and AI is going to accelerate that, too. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 It has a bunch of interesting functionality. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Own records only Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Meta teams internally are adapting Llama 4 to build autonomous AI agents that help improve the Facebook algorithm to increase quality and engagement. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 We're making all these investments because we have conviction that superintelligence is going to improve every aspect of what we do. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I think that, that’s something that we’re excited to keep on investing in heavily because I think it’s going to be a really important part… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I think in the future, if you don’t have glasses that have AI or some way to interact with AI, I think you’re kind of similarly probably be… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said there seems to be a very high chance that the world is going to look pretty different in a few years. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI timelines and forecasting
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I am very grateful for our teams who are working hard to deliver this Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Own records only Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said he was not sure that the result he was describing, which he said was happening in low volume, was by itself a major contributor to Meta's earnings for the quarter. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Economics and markets
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I’m not going to go into the specific research areas or capabilities that we’re planning on dropping in the future. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Mostly true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Over the last 5 to 10 years Meta's Reality Labs has been heavily researching different glasses and display technologies. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Technology
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 But I think the trajectory on this stuff is very optimistic. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Mostly true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Alexandr Wang is leading the overall Meta Superintelligence Labs team. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 translating that technology into new products, which will first scale to billions of people and then over time we will monetize. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I think that’s kind of a known property of our business and the cycle around it. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 New Meta model versions will in general get better at many things people ask of or do with them. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said that what he called "a very fundamental thing" is going to have very broad implications for how his company builds products and runs the company, for new inventions and discoveries, and for society more broadly. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said he thinks AI glasses are going to be the main way superintelligence is integrated into day-to-day lives. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI timelines and forecasting
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 the other thing that’s awesome about glasses is, they are going to be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 But obviously I’m pretty excited about it. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 what I’m going to look at internally, the quality of the people on the teams, the quality of the models that we’re producing Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not yet due Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Meta's next generation of models will push the frontier of AI in the next year or so. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 We're making good progress towards Llama 4.1 and 4.2 Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Own records only Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said that the development he called "a fairly profound thing" is happening in low volume as of July 2025, and that he was unsure it was a major contributor to that quarter's earnings. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Own records only Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Use of Meta AI in Meta's glasses continues to grow, and the share of people using it daily is increasing. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Technology
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I’m very excited about the progress that we’re making. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I do think focusing on self-improvement is a very important area of research. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 with each version, both like what we’re doing on a week-to-week basis in terms of continuing to train it. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 The improvement is slow for now, but undeniable. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Meta expects its updated models, such as Llama 4.1, to be generally better since the models are inherently general. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said Meta thinks that using its GPUs directly for superintelligence will produce a much higher return than renting or leasing the infrastructure to other companies. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 There are a lot of different versions of it. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Delivered on time Mark Zuckerberg Promise 30 Jul 2025 Meta will share more on these topics, especially its Reality Labs work, at Connect on 17 September 2025. Mark Zuckerberg · Promise · 30 Jul 2025 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I do look for opportunities to basically convert capital into quality of products that we can deliver for people. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 In Q2 2025 Meta expanded its AI-powered ads recommendation model to new surfaces and improved it with more signals and longer context. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 Our business continues to perform very well, which enables us to invest heavily in our AI efforts. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 Meta has all the ingredients required to build leading models and deliver them to billions of people. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Meta has always open-sourced some of its models but not everything it has built. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I continue to think that glasses are basically going to be the ideal form factor for AI because you can let an AI see what you see… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Resolved true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Meta is building out several multi-gigawatt compute clusters. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI compute, hardware and data
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 An even more important role of superintelligence will be empowering people to be more creative, build culture and communities, connect and lead more fulfilling lives. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 Philosophy, ethics and society
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I guess I’ve just gotten a little bit more convinced around the ability for small talent-dense teams to be the optimal configuration for… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 we have this principle that we believe in across the company, which we tell people, take Superintelligence seriously. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I am extremely optimistic about this. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said that developing superintelligence, defined as AI that surpasses human intelligence in every way, is something "we think is now in sight." Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI timelines and forecasting
Own records only Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 In the months before July 2025, Meta began to see glimpses of its AI systems improving themselves. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I expect us to continue to be a leader there. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not yet due Mark Zuckerberg Promise 30 Jul 2025 Meta's Prometheus cluster will come online in 2026, and Meta thinks it will be the world's first 1GW+ cluster. Mark Zuckerberg · Promise · 30 Jul 2025 AI compute, hardware and data
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said "we're getting models that are so big that they're just not practical for a lot of other people to use", in the context of whether it is productive to share those models. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 for the leading research on superintelligence, you really want the smallest group that can hold the whole thing in their head Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I’m very excited about the Oakley Meta, the HSTN’s too and other things that we have planned. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Mostly true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Meta launched AI video editing tools across Meta AI and its new Edits app. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 We think it will be good over time. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Meta's releases of new model generations or big point releases will improve Meta AI engagement. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Generative AI ad creative tools will be especially valuable for smaller advertisers with limited budgets. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 Economics and markets
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 It is stylish eyewear, so people like wearing them just as glasses. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I don’t think that our thinking has particularly changed on this. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Mostly true Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 The Oakley Meta HSTN glasses have longer battery life and a higher resolution camera and are designed for sports. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Technology
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 there’s sort of a bet and a trajectory that we’re seeing and those are the signals that we’re seeing. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 making sure that we have a leading compute fleet so that the people here can do – so that the researchers here have more compute per person Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg said he believes every business will soon have a business AI, just as businesses have an email address, social media account and website. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 it’s a bit of a different setup than we have on our other world-class machine learning systems. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 So I think that this is a pretty fundamental form factor. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 The new AI ads model drove roughly 5% more ad conversions on Instagram and 3% on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Economics and markets
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 We believe this has the potential to begin an exciting new era of individual empowerment. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Zuckerberg wrote a note on the morning of 30 July 2025 about safety concerns of approaching superintelligence. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 AI safety and alignment
Unresolvable Mark Zuckerberg Prediction 30 Jul 2025 Meta's next generation of models will help further grow Meta AI engagement, as improving models has raised engagement. Mark Zuckerberg · Prediction · 30 Jul 2025 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 But we’re just trying to read it. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I think we’re just several years ahead on building out glasses. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I think most people would have thought that you’d get the holograms first. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 We're building an elite, talent-dense team. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 It can generate a UI for you, show you information and be helpful. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 once we’re really confident in that position, then we’ll focus on ramping up the business around it. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 this product category is clearly doing quite well. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 you’re not just going to be learning from people because you’re trying to build something that is fundamentally smarter than people. Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I’m not going to get super deep into the roadmap on this Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not researched Mark Zuckerberg Factual 30 Jul 2025 Ray-Ban Meta glasses have strong momentum, with sales accelerating. Mark Zuckerberg · Factual · 30 Jul 2025 Economics and markets
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 Meta's vision is to bring personal superintelligence to everyone Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 I also expect us to continue to not open source everything that we do, which is a continuation of kind of what we’ve been kind of working… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
Not checkable Mark Zuckerberg Not checkable 30 Jul 2025 when we take a technology, we’re good at driving that through all of our apps and our ad systems and all that stuff, it’s not just going to… Mark Zuckerberg · Not checkable · 30 Jul 2025
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“And for me, my expression of doing that was to build what I think is the ultimate tool for advancing human knowledge, which is-- which is AI.”

Demis Hassabis 3 August 2025 AI could end disease, lead to "radical abundance" - 60 Minutes transcript (CBS News)

And for me, my expression of doing that was to build what I think is the ultimate tool for advancing human knowledge, which is-- which is…

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Demis Hassabis, “And for me, my expression of doing that was to build what I think is the ultimate tool for advancing human knowledge, which is-- which is…” (said 3 August 2025). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_d499dbaa5273, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_d499dbaa5273

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