ExhibitThe Ledger
← Back to the ledger
FAILEDStated March 16, 2021
Sam AltmanCEO, OpenAI
"Imagine a world where, for decades, everything — housing, education, food, clothing, etc. — became half as expensive every two years."
economicscost
Verdict
Did not happen
Deadline in claim
“For decades” (ongoing from 2021)

Assessment

Since 2021, U.S. housing, education, healthcare, food and clothing costs have risen — not halved every two years. Several years in, the across-the-board deflation described has not begun. Scored failed for the period elapsed.

Put this through The Wringer →

Primary sources

Links open the original publications. Quotations are reproduced for the purpose of commentary and criticism. Spot an error? Corrections policy.