An analysis conducted by Mr. Luu reviewed 27 distinct forecasts made by podcast host and PR firm owner Ed Zitron over nearly two years. The evaluation concluded that 25 of those claims were wrong, with only one deemed potentially correct and another remaining unverified. Despite this poor forecasting record, commentators such as Cory Doctorow continue to cite Zitron's critical remarks regarding artificial intelligence economics.
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Zitron continues to influence public discourse despite demonstrating a consistently flawe…: Zitron continues to influence public discourse despite demonstrating a consistently flawed record of industry predictions.
Prominent authors like Cory Doctorow cite Zitron's commentary on artificial intelligence…: Prominent authors like Cory Doctorow cite Zitron's commentary on artificial intelligence without accounting for his inaccurate forecasts.
Commentators have accepted Zitron's claims regarding OpenAI's finances without performing…: Commentators have accepted Zitron's claims regarding OpenAI's finances without performing independent verification of the facts.
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2026-11-01
Imagine being wrong about almost everything you say. Mr. Luu went through 27 of Mr. Zitron's predictions and 25 of them are wrong. One is maybe right, and one can't be checked.
"A broken clock is right twice a day." Over the almost two years Mr. Luu looked at, a broken clock was right about 1,300 times. Mr. Zitron was right maybe once.
So who is this man telling us all this nonsense? He runs a PR firm. He yaps on a podcast. He wrote a book called This Is How You Pitch. He is pitching his bullshit to a lot of people, and they're buying it. He can't code, but don't worry: he plans to learn one day, "not so that I could build software but so that I can argue with software engineers." (Because of some Redditor writing BS on his BS subreddit. Marvel at the spectacle.)
He keeps putting out new posts and new episodes, doubling down. His podcast is called Better Offline. Couldn't agree more.
The crazy part is that smart people listen to this…
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