Scores by kind of claim
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.
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Factual claims
Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
72 64 80 -
Predictions
Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?
58 40 75
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
387 claims · page 1 of 4
| Verdict | Kind | Said | Claim | Topic |
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| Not checkable | Not checkable | 24 Mar 2026 | The single biggest danger to AI adoption is politics, Not checkable · 24 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 24 Mar 2026 | I think the single biggest danger to AI is not AI capability or lack thereof. Not checkable · 24 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 24 Mar 2026 | The US could develop a free doctor and offer it to everybody on the planet, Not checkable · 24 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 24 Mar 2026 | Will there be new kinds of jobs? Maybe, maybe not. I don’t know. Not checkable · 24 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 24 Mar 2026 | So I do think we ought to structurally solve this problem by increasing the minimum level of services. Not checkable · 24 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 6 Mar 2026 | “All education should be free,” Khosla said Not checkable · 6 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 6 Mar 2026 | the fate of universities themselves is “a real question.” Not checkable · 6 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 6 Mar 2026 | “Do you pay a farmworker the same as an oncologist, because they happen to have the same expertise, which is the expertise of AI?” Khosla… Not checkable · 6 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 4 Mar 2026 | AI will free us to be more human, in my view. Not checkable · 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 4 Mar 2026 | People will still work on the things they want to work on, not because they need to work. Not checkable · 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 4 Mar 2026 | The room for creativity is very, very large, but we are drilled into a narrow vision of what we are supposed to do, and I think that’s the… Not checkable · 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 4 Mar 2026 | The abundance of goods and services will be very, very large. Prices will be very, very low, Not checkable · 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 4 Mar 2026 | What happens when all labor is free? Not checkable · 4 Mar 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 16 Feb 2026 | replicates cognitive labor itself Not checkable · 16 Feb 2026 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | I’ll get critique for this idea, Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | not a job that humans should have. Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | Take 10% of every corporation and put it in a national pool for the people. Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | sharing the wealth of AI is a really, really big need to level the benefits to everybody Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | That’s servitude to survival, Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | When Trump bought 10% of Intel, I wondered if it wasn’t a good idea, Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | We won’t need to do it in 15 years, but we do have to take care of those people. Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 28 Oct 2025 | Just take 10% of every public company. Not checkable · 28 Oct 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | We’re going to see this large change in such a short time, it’s almost hard to imagine how society adjusts. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | almost every job is being reinvented, every material thing is being reinvented differently with AI as a driver. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | Entrepreneurs invent the future they want. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | experts are terrible at predicting the future; they extrapolate the past. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | I don’t care about the probability of failure. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | Most people reduce risk to increase the probability of success. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | I do the opposite: Start with [the] high consequences of success. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | I’ve never seen a cycle like this Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | People will work on things because they want to, not because they need to pay their mortgage. Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | crazy and frenetic Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | very bullish about energy Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | Innovation only—I can’t think of very many large examples where large innovation came from somebody who was large or in the business Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 1 Jul 2025 | By 2040 the biggest risk we might face Not checkable · 1 Jul 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | laws can give us safety without big brother Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | we can do one of two things Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | doomtalk is a first-world luxury of ivy-league academics Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | powering this AI-utopia will require complementary technologies such as fusion for limitless, cheap power generation Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | but shifts come with fear mongering Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | ethics failure is human, not silicon Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | AI could help create more just & equitable societies Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | 800m people live a rich lifestyle Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | let’s confront the dystopian narrative Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | AI will free humanity & redefine the human experience & ‘humanness’ Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | bias is human; AI can “remove” it better Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | kids can be free to pursue their passion, not jobs Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | AI is akin to the steam engine – a “multiplier” Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | redistribution will be a choice in a deflationary economy Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | AI can free humanity Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | CEOs’ incentives are economic; dictators are not transparent Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | most dystopian scenarios are societal choices: Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | china is the biggest risk Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | provide an “opt-out option”: live an amish-style if you chose it Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | not a societal choice: treaties Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | the real nightmare is losing to bad regimes, not rogue code Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | job loss & economic inequality are legitimate fears that can be addressed via policy Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | AI makes post-scarcity possible; policy makes it fair Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | AI could play a crucial role in addressing climate change Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | AI could help shift societal focus from economic growth to human well-being and fulfillment Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | only a few hundred people probably fully understand the trajectory we’re on Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | platform shifts are some of the greatest opportunities of our lifetime Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | enhance creativity for the vast majority of us without creative skills Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | democratized AI trumps monopoly panic Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | May 2025 | or, we can plan for and build an AI utopia Not checkable · May 2025 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | He’s so direct like that. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | How old depended on the type of magazine – if it was something like Electronic Engineering Times, it might be a year or two years old; if… Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | I was always intrigued by science. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | He’s very much a no-nonsense person, which I love. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | I am happy to write this for entrepreneurs because I have never considered myself an investor. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | I assist entrepreneurs, working with them to build bigger, better, and more impactful companies. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | We just need Meta and Apple. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | I wouldn’t say we were close friends, but we’ve known each other for a long time. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | I used to call it the “slice of life” Delhi because you could find all these used items, including magazines to rent. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | That’s actually how I first became interested in technology. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 9 Apr 2024 | I would rent the magazines, read them, and then take the long bus journey back the next weekend. Not checkable · 9 Apr 2024 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 31 Dec 2023 | It's not that risks aren't real but they get blown out of proportion compared to other real risks and benefits. Not checkable · 31 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 31 Dec 2023 | I admire principled entrepreneurs who can fight the abuses. Not checkable · 31 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 31 Dec 2023 | An irrational cult now! Not checkable · 31 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 30 Dec 2023 | The large pragmatist middle can do this with bipartisan support. Not checkable · 30 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 30 Dec 2023 | When immigration starts to exceed natural births in a country we need to do something fast and simple. Not checkable · 30 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 15 Dec 2023 | The high highs and low lows of the entrepreneurial roller coaster still ring true. Not checkable · 15 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 14 Dec 2023 | Leadership is having a belief system Not checkable · 14 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 14 Dec 2023 | There is a real opportunity to do this right. Not checkable · 14 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 11 Dec 2023 | Entrepreneurs will be the ones to create a better future for the planet and her citizens Not checkable · 11 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 10 Dec 2023 | Rail made sense a while ago. May be an obsolete concept today. Not checkable · 10 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 8 Dec 2023 | We need an independent path not accomodation of hypocrites. Not checkable · 8 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 7 Dec 2023 | Excited to join you on this important journey. Not checkable · 7 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 4 Dec 2023 | Thanks for your vote of confidence but plenty of candidates better than me. Not checkable · 4 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 4 Dec 2023 | A more scientific way to look at AI than religious EA/Jonestown/ anti-nuclear folks who do untold damage and risk us being dominated by… Not checkable · 4 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 3 Dec 2023 | Despite all the nuclear accidents we saw, stopping them caused way more damage than it saved. Not checkable · 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 3 Dec 2023 | Religion is detrimental to progress Not checkable · 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 3 Dec 2023 | Progress usually happens on the edges of consensus crowd beliefs. Not checkable · 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 3 Dec 2023 | I agree this list is poorly thought thru. I disagree with some of the names. Not checkable · 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 3 Dec 2023 | Live healthier is more critical than live longer. Not checkable · 3 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 2 Dec 2023 | Tribalism is an ancient artifact and MAGA folks live in the 18th century. Not checkable · 2 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 2 Dec 2023 | And keep in mind your preferences will change over time so preserve optionality Not checkable · 2 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 2 Dec 2023 | Have you built a company that can offer them a better job? Please do. That will help them, not idle talk and blaming others! Not checkable · 2 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 2 Dec 2023 | The MAGA disease is the worst thing that has happened to America in the 50yrs. Not checkable · 2 Dec 2023 | |
| Not checkable | Not checkable | 2 Dec 2023 | Thank you @DavidKirkpatric for a very kind profile. Not checkable · 2 Dec 2023 |
“The single biggest danger to AI adoption is politics,”
Vinod Khosla 24 March 2026 Vinod Khosla thinks 80% of jobs could vanish by 2030, 'fear of AI' puts American politics in a chokehold (Fortune)
The single biggest danger to AI adoption is politics,
Not checkable An opinion, value judgement or statement with nothing to check.
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Vinod Khosla, “The single biggest danger to AI adoption is politics,” (said 24 March 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_14867936c009, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_14867936c009
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