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๐Ÿงพ Did Sam Altman Keep Their Promises?

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Analyzed: May 23, 2026 ยท 15 promises tracked

PromiseDeadlineVerdictEvidenceSource
OpenAI committed to spending $300 billion on Oracle's infrastructure over roughly five years approximately 5 years starting in 2027 โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
OpenAI committed to spending $300 billion on Oracle's infrastructure over roughly five years, starting in 2027 approximately 2032 (5 years from 2027) โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
OpenAI committed to spending $300 billion on Oracle's infrastructure over roughly five years, starting in 2027 2027-2032 (5 years from 2027) โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
OpenAI will achieve AGI within the next few years end of 2025 โ“ Unclear No clear evidence that OpenAI achieved AGI by end of 2025; Nvidia's 2026 claim of AGI exists but lacks consensus definition and OpenAI's own achievement status remains undefined. ๐Ÿ”— Source
GPT-5 will be significantly more capable than GPT-4 mid 2025 โœ… Kept GPT-5 was released by mid-2025 with multiple sources confirming it offers upgrades and improvements over GPT-4, fulfilling the promise of being significantly more capable. ๐Ÿ”— Source
Oracle agreed to build out 4.5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity across the US roughly five years starting in 2027 โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
Stargate to create 100,000 jobs coming years (unspecified) โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
Stargate joint venture to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure in the coming years โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
OpenAI will release an open source model early 2025 โ“ Unclear The provided evidence does not contain specific information about whether OpenAI released an open source model by early 2025. ๐Ÿ”— Source
OpenAI will reach $1 billion in revenue end of 2024 โœ… Kept OpenAI's ARR exceeded $20 billion in 2025, far surpassing the $1 billion revenue target for end of 2024. ๐Ÿ”— Source
Stargate joint venture to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure in the coming years coming years (no specific date) โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
Stargate to create 100,000 jobs coming years (no specific date) โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
Stargate joint venture to invest up to $500 billion for AI infrastructure in the coming years coming years (unspecified) โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
Stargate to create 100,000 jobs in the coming years โณ Pending Deadline not yet reached ๐Ÿ”— Source
Nvidia would invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI and build 10 gigawatts of computing infrastructure unspecified โŒ Broken The $100 billion infrastructure investment deal between Nvidia and OpenAI was announced but has been placed 'on ice' with Nvidia's CEO privately downplaying the likelihood of the original deal being finalized. ๐Ÿ”— Source