Dave Winer scripting

Subject: Real-time news as a strategic opportunity for OpenAI

Hi Sam Altman,

I’ve been thinking about an opportunity for OpenAI that seems both obvious and under-leveraged: real-time news. Google has historically been reluctant to provide true real-time interpretation of what’s happening in media as it happens, and the traditional news orgs are collapsing under economic and institutional strain. This leaves a vacuum.

OpenAI could step into this space by focusing on rapid-turnaround understanding of events: identifying who’s speaking on live media, what the actual claims are, how they connect to historical facts, and what we know versus what’s speculation. This would mean going beyond search and beyond chat — toward being a real-time analytical companion for understanding unfolding events.

I know Silicon Valley leaders — Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, etc. — are courting political narratives, including Trump-alignment. If OpenAI goes that route, real-time fact-based analysis becomes even more important. The

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