AI claims fact-checking database launches, tallying two commentators' predictions
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The open-source fact-checking database Pundit Claims has launched, tracking item by item whether Gary Marcus's and Ed Zitron's predictions and assertions about AI hold up. Of 780 assertions with a clear conclusion, 88% of Marcus's statements were supported, 44 were questionable, and 51 were refuted; of Zitron's 230 assertions with a clear conclusion, 49% were supported, 27 were questionable, and 91 were refuted.
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- Hacker News AIPundit Claims – Open-Source Register of AI Claims by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron
Pundit Claims is an open-source register that tracks statements about AI made by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron and records what happened, finding Marcus mostly right (88% of 780 claims with a clear outcome supported, 94% of 82 predictions) and Zitron right about as often as wrong (49% of 230 claims, 50% of 30 predictions). Each square represents one claim, with lighter squares marking probable verdicts where both AIs agree and lightest squares where only one AI makes the call, as of 2026-11-11. The site also offers breakdowns by topic, year, company and prediction status, plus a methodology page.
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