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Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla is a venture capitalist and founder of Khosla Ventures, and a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.

567 claims collected, 179 researched, 52 resolved. Report of 4 November 2026, method 0.1.0+c876030c.

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Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    72 64 80

    Medium confidence, 43 factual claims resolved. From 11 documents, 2007 to 2024; 19 documents sampled from 31 candidates found.

    Not scored: 44 unresolvable, 21 checkable only against their own records.

  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    58 40 75

    Low confidence, 9 predictions resolved. From 2 documents, 2007 to 2010; 19 documents sampled from 31 candidates found.

    Not scored: 46 unresolvable, 1 checkable only against their own records. 15 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

All types combined: 70 (likely 62 to 77, high confidence), from 52 claims: 43 factual claims, 9 predictions. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Vinod Khosla's claims

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Unresolvable Prediction 24 Mar 2026 If capital gains and ordinary income tax rates were equalized, the change could be tax neutral and remove 125 million people from the tax roll, with anyone making $100,000 or less paying no taxes. Prediction · 24 Mar 2026 AI policy and governance
Not yet due Prediction 24 Mar 2026 A project to build a free AI doctor with more expertise than any doctor is doable within the next two to three years. Prediction · 24 Mar 2026 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Prediction 24 Mar 2026 AI will cause massive job dislocation. Prediction · 24 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 24 Mar 2026 In the next few years there will be very few things AI won't be able to do. Prediction · 24 Mar 2026 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Prediction 24 Mar 2026 AI will favor capital over labor in the capital-versus-labor contest. Prediction · 24 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not yet due Prediction 24 Mar 2026 Khosla said he believes fear of AI will be the single biggest issue in the 2028 US presidential election. Prediction · 24 Mar 2026 AI policy and governance
Unresolvable Prediction 6 Mar 2026 Khosla said he thinks there will be enough abundance that the need to work will go away. Prediction · 6 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 6 Mar 2026 Two-thirds of all jobs will be capable of being done by AI, which will do the work of physicians, radiologists, accountants, chip designers and salespeople better than humans. Prediction · 6 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 6 Mar 2026 In a world where technology rules and higher education is free, people will not need a college to get an engineering degree, nor even the degree itself, except for those whose passion is learning. Prediction · 6 Mar 2026 Field building and careers
Not yet due Prediction 4 Mar 2026 Khosla said he suspects that by 2040, $30,000 (and maybe $10,000) will buy much more than $100,000 of income buys today. Prediction · 4 Mar 2026 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Prediction 4 Mar 2026 Because of AI, the need for people to work will go away. Prediction · 4 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 4 Mar 2026 Labor of farmworkers, assembly line workers, retail workers and accountants will become free in a competitive economy, leading to declining prices. Prediction · 4 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 4 Mar 2026 Because of AI, people will not even need an engineering degree, except for those whose passion is learning. Prediction · 4 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 4 Mar 2026 It is unlikely that a 5-year-old today will need to look for a job as an adult. Prediction · 4 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 16 Feb 2026 AI systems are rapidly nearing a point where they can outperform humans in most economically valuable tasks. Prediction · 16 Feb 2026 AI capabilities
Not yet due Prediction 28 Oct 2025 By 2035 the economy will be hugely deflationary. Prediction · 28 Oct 2025 AI, the economy and work
Not yet due Prediction 1 Jul 2025 Within five years of mid-2025, AI will be able to do 80% of any economically valuable job humans can do. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 AI, the economy and work
Not yet due Prediction 1 Jul 2025 The 2030s will see a faster rate of demise of Fortune 500 companies than ever seen before. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Prediction 1 Jul 2025 Fusion and super-hot geothermal could make power cheaper than natural gas. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 Technology
Not yet due Prediction 1 Jul 2025 Almost everybody in the 2030s will have a humanoid robot at home. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Not yet due Prediction 1 Jul 2025 By 2040 the biggest risk we might face is China using AI, both cyber and warfare AI and socially good AI like free doctors for everyone, to embed its political philosophy. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 AI policy and governance
Unresolvable Prediction 1 Jul 2025 The transition he described, a faster demise of Fortune 500 companies in the 2030s, will not come from existing companies; somebody new will reinvent this. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Prediction 1 Jul 2025 Household humanoid robots will probably start with a narrow task such as cooking. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 AI capabilities
Not yet due Prediction 1 Jul 2025 By 2040 the need for people to work will go away. Prediction · 1 Jul 2025 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 With AI, music and entertainment will become plentiful and personalized to the user and their mood. Prediction · May 2025 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 AI agents will protect and advise every consumer. Prediction · May 2025 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 Scientists will be supercharged: AI scientists, working alone or with humans, will become super scientists able to 10x or 100x their capability, creativity and volume of research. Prediction · May 2025 Science and research methods
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 There will be new food and fertilizers, including better alternative protein and green fertilizer. Prediction · May 2025 Technology
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 Carbon emissions could become a smaller issue because entrepreneurs will develop and scale better technologies for cement, steel, agriculture, transport and power. Prediction · May 2025 Technology
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 AI will make it possible to have near-free AI doctors for every person and AI tutors for every child, available 24x7. Prediction · May 2025 AI capabilities
Not yet due Prediction May 2025 Before 2030, AI could do 80% of 80% of all non-labor (expertise) work. Prediction · May 2025 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 Humanity will discover more natural resources than it consumes, including lithium, cobalt and copper. Prediction · May 2025 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 Most science will eventually be done by AI scientists. Prediction · May 2025 Science and research methods
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 There will be a billion bipedal and other robots freeing humans from undesirable jobs. Prediction · May 2025 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction May 2025 AI robots will manage household work at a lower monthly cost than a car. Prediction · May 2025 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Factual 9 Apr 2024 Khosla Ventures holds a CEO Summit for its founders every year in May. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 9 Apr 2024 After moving to America, Khosla got to know Andy Grove fairly well and told him the story of reading about him in magazines. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 9 Apr 2024 While growing up, Vinod Khosla basically never met anyone outside the Indian Army. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 9 Apr 2024 In 2007 Khosla called Andy Grove and asked him to speak to Khosla Ventures' founders. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Factual 9 Apr 2024 Andy Grove was an immigrant who founded a cutting-edge technology company in America. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Technology
Own records only Factual 9 Apr 2024 Used magazines rented in old Delhi during Khosla's youth came from the U.S. and Europe and were therefore dated. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 9 Apr 2024 During Khosla's youth, nobody he knew had a business or tech background and India had no such role models. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Factual 9 Apr 2024 Vinod Khosla calls himself a "venture assistant", which used to annoy his former colleague John Doerr. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 9 Apr 2024 As of 2024, Microsoft, Google, IBM and Adobe have Indian CEOs. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Technology
Own records only Factual 9 Apr 2024 When Andy Grove said he would talk about why electric vehicles are better than biofuels, Khosla told him to go ahead. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Resolved true Factual 9 Apr 2024 Khosla read about Andy Grove at Intel in magazines as a youth in India and was inspired by his story, and has said so publicly before. Factual · 9 Apr 2024 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 30 Dec 2023 Khosla was a fan of the effective altruism approach when he first read the book years ago. Factual · 30 Dec 2023 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 29 Dec 2023 Among the listed mental-health AI companies, only Limbic uses computational neuroscience and LLMs. Factual · 29 Dec 2023 Technology
Not yet due Prediction 26 Dec 2023 AI should be hugely deflationary over the next twenty-five years. Prediction · 26 Dec 2023 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 26 Dec 2023 Capital should be scarce for a while, current measures of GDP and the economy will be less relevant, and goods and services should be in great abundance as a result of AI. Prediction · 26 Dec 2023 AI, the economy and work
Resolved true Factual 14 Dec 2023 Over two decades before December 2023, Khosla figured AI would force us to rethink what it means to be human. Factual · 14 Dec 2023 Their own work or organisation
Not yet due Prediction 14 Dec 2023 Digital-first primary and chronic care overseen by human doctors at $5 per month will be possible for every US citizen within a few years. Prediction · 14 Dec 2023 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 14 Dec 2023 Khosla is optimistic that the human experience will be made only richer by AI. Prediction · 14 Dec 2023 Philosophy, ethics and society
Mostly true Factual 13 Dec 2023 Autonomous driving in closed systems is now easy to do and to deploy. Factual · 13 Dec 2023 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Prediction 13 Dec 2023 AI-augmented management will help managers objectively assess employee performance, giving employees more flexibility. Prediction · 13 Dec 2023 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 3 Dec 2023 Most cars in most cities will be replaced by personal public transit on demand (Khosla's Prediction #4 of 11). Prediction · 3 Dec 2023 Technology
Unresolvable Factual 3 Dec 2023 Anti-nuclear protesters caused more coal plants to be built and more radiation to be emitted around coal plants through coal ash. Factual · 3 Dec 2023 Technology
Unresolvable Factual 3 Dec 2023 The same 2017 NBER presentation by Khosla included the top 20 job categories that will be affected by AI and AGI. Factual · 3 Dec 2023 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 3 Dec 2023 In a 2017 presentation to NBER, Khosla used expert opinion on when AGI would arrive. Factual · 3 Dec 2023 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Factual 5 Dec 2021 People in counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump in the last presidential election have been nearly three times as likely to die from COVID-19. Factual · 5 Dec 2021 Biosecurity
Not yet due Prediction 1 Dec 2021 The US can build 6000 fusion boilers by 2040. Prediction · 1 Dec 2021 Technology
Unresolvable Factual 1 Dec 2021 In the 10 years before WWII the US built 10 warships (Emergency Shipbuilding), and in the 5 years following it built 6000 warships. Factual · 1 Dec 2021 Other
Not yet due Prediction 1 Dec 2021 Khosla said he was optimistic that all coal and natural gas plants "in this country" can be replaced before 2040. Prediction · 1 Dec 2021 Technology
Unresolvable Prediction 21 Oct 2021 US hypersonics efforts will reach market faster than expected. Prediction · 21 Oct 2021 Technology
Mostly true Factual 20 Oct 2021 GitLab's outcome produced massive financial returns for Khosla Ventures and other investors. Factual · 20 Oct 2021 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Factual 14 Oct 2021 Amazon Web Services launched in 2006 and was not material to Amazon's results until much later. Factual · 14 Oct 2021 Economics and markets
Mostly true Factual 14 Oct 2021 Soon after an earlier point in time, a Lehman analyst predicted Amazon (AMZN) would go bankrupt. Factual · 14 Oct 2021 Their own work or organisation
Resolved true Factual 14 Oct 2021 Amazon's stock price declined 90% over the few years following the dot-com era. Factual · 14 Oct 2021 Economics and markets
Mostly true Factual 29 Sep 2020 Ronald Reagan dropped the FCC requirements for balanced reporting. Factual · 29 Sep 2020 AI policy and governance
Unresolvable Factual 23 Sep 2020 Almost all bias in AI systems comes from humans. Factual · 23 Sep 2020 AI safety and alignment
Mixed Factual 6 Sep 2020 In his 2011 "Black Swan Thesis of Energy Transformation" Vinod Khosla called Quantumscape a "quantum-nano-thingamagitit" battery. Factual · 6 Sep 2020 Technology
Unresolvable Prediction 6 Sep 2020 Jet fuel, currently ignored, will likely be biofuel. Prediction · 6 Sep 2020 Technology
Mostly true Factual 5 Sep 2020 Khosla said Fox News had confirmed reporting that contradicted Donald Trump's statements in the preceding day or so. Factual · 5 Sep 2020 Other
Unresolvable Factual 4 Sep 2020 Khosla Ventures helped incubate Commonwealth Fusion Systems and LanzaJet (renewable jet fuel). Factual · 4 Sep 2020 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Factual 4 Sep 2020 The bradykinin hypothesis provides a computational-simulation model that explains many aspects of Covid-19, including some of its most bizarre symptoms. Factual · 4 Sep 2020 Biosecurity
Mostly true Factual 4 Sep 2020 The bradykinin hypothesis for Covid-19 suggests 10-plus potential treatments, many of which are already FDA approved. Factual · 4 Sep 2020 Biosecurity
Unresolvable Factual 4 Sep 2020 Quantumscape was incubated at Khosla Ventures with five-time CEO and entrepreneur-in-residence Jagdeep Singh. Factual · 4 Sep 2020 Economics and markets
Own records only Factual 24 Feb 2020 Khosla Ventures does not allow IRR calculations when making an investment and never looks at them. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Resolved true Factual 24 Feb 2020 OpenAI, a Khosla investment, is pursuing the goal of building artificial general intelligence (transcribed as 'ADR'). Factual · 24 Feb 2020 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Factual 24 Feb 2020 Vinod Khosla said he first read about Andy Grove, a Hungarian immigrant who moved to the US and started a company, when he was 15. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Resolved true Factual 24 Feb 2020 Square's current business was not part of the plan when Khosla Ventures originally invested; it started as a hardware dongle. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Economics and markets
Own records only Factual 24 Feb 2020 Khosla Ventures did not sell many of its portfolio companies and held on to them. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 24 Feb 2020 Vinod Khosla does not attend many board meetings now. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 24 Feb 2020 Square's stock is up roughly 8x to 10x since its IPO. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Factual 24 Feb 2020 Vinod Khosla published his 2019 book recommendations on Medium.com, a list of more than 20 books. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 24 Feb 2020 Khosla Ventures basically does not invest in advertising tools now. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Prediction 24 Feb 2020 Building artificial general intelligence, as OpenAI aims to do, may eliminate the need for people to work. Prediction · 24 Feb 2020 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Factual 24 Feb 2020 Three people Vinod Khosla invested in won Nobel prizes after he invested in them. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 24 Feb 2020 When investing in Impossible Foods, Khosla Ventures made clear it would pass up profit rather than sell the company to a food company that might divert its mission. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 24 Feb 2020 Vinod Khosla interviews roughly eight to ten people a week, mostly for Khosla Ventures portfolio companies. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 24 Feb 2020 Khosla said his selection of 100 Khosla Ventures portfolio companies did not include successes such as Square, Stripe or Nutanix. Factual · 24 Feb 2020 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 27 Jun 2019 Vinod Khosla gave a presentation at the Khosla Ventures CEO Summit with tips and advice for pitching to VCs. Factual · 27 Jun 2019 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Factual 26 Jun 2019 Khosla Ventures' portfolio includes 100 mostly deep tech companies, which were described in a 25-minute presentation. Factual · 26 Jun 2019 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Factual 21 Jun 2019 Vinod Khosla has been recommending direct listings since Spotify's direct listing, and the Spotify team helped him understand it. Factual · 21 Jun 2019 Economics and markets
Own records only Factual 15 Jun 2019 Most of a conversation centered on Vinod Khosla's 2017 piece and his 2014 piece on the need to worry about increasing income disparity. Factual · 15 Jun 2019 Their own work or organisation
Resolved true Factual 13 Jun 2019 Vinod Khosla specifically said earlier that we would have music personalized to each person. Factual · 13 Jun 2019 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Factual 12 Jun 2019 Deaths increase in the vicinity of coal plants. Factual · 12 Jun 2019 Other
Mostly true Factual 16 May 2019 Rubrik is younger than Cohesity and is growing much faster than Cohesity. Factual · 16 May 2019 Economics and markets
Resolved true Factual 30 Apr 2019 Most people are not getting access to high-quality behavioral health support. Factual · 30 Apr 2019 Other
Unresolvable Factual 21 Apr 2019 Vinod Khosla said he never read the book he referred to as the "ten book", which had been attributed to him, and did not recommend it. Factual · 21 Apr 2019 Their own work or organisation
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Vinod Khosla

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Prediction AI, the economy and work

““Two-thirds of all jobs will be capable of being done by an AI. So whether you’re a physician, whether you’re a radiologist, whether you’re an accountant, whether you’re a chip designer, whether you’re a salesperson, AI will do your job better,” he told Fortune.”

Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist, interviewed by Fortune 6 March 2026 Vinod Khosla predicts education will be free, future of college 'a real question' (Fortune)

Two-thirds of all jobs will be capable of being done by AI, which will do the work of physicians, radiologists, accountants, chip designers and salespeople better than humans.

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Prediction with no horizon and vague capability thresholds.

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Vinod Khosla, “Two-thirds of all jobs will be capable of being done by AI, which will do the work of physicians, radiologists, accountants, chip designers and salespeople better than humans.” (said 6 March 2026). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_eb2d098906d4, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_eb2d098906d4

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