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Are services the new software? This venture capitalist thinks the future is in selling AI-delivered outcomes, not AI-powered products | Flipboard

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This venture capitalist thinks the future is in selling AI-delivered outcomes, not AI-powered products Hello and welcome to Eye on AI.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 5
Techniques found 1
Topics 2

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center75%
Right25%

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This venture capitalist thinks the future is in selling AI-delivered outcomes, not AI-powered products Hello and welcome to Eye on AI.

Why it matters

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Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Plug-in solar is on the way, and it could cut your electric bills.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Repetition: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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confidence: 90%
Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Repetition 60% confidence
Repeating a message until it is accepted as truth.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing repetition helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Plug-in solar is on the way, and it could cut your electric bills.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The evidence provided for this claim consists of web search results that discuss 'Plug-in solar' and its potential to reduce bills. However, these results are from different commercial/informational sites (Plug, general articles) and do not constitute multiple independent news reports confirming the general statement as a single, verifiable fact across diverse sources. The evidence is suggestive but lacks the required corroboration or authoritative confirmation to be marked 'corroborated' or 'verified'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Plug offers the latest certified refurbished laptops, tablets, watches, unlocked phones and more at up to 70% off. Get a one-year warranty and free shipping!
https://www.plug.tech/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PLUG/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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web search NEUTRAL — Plug is driving energy independence forward by building the global hydrogen ecosystem. Plug is the only company delivering a complete hydrogen platform, from production and liquefaction to storage, de…
https://www.plugpower.com/
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Claim 2: “Anthropic’s new Claude Design, OpenAI’s GPT Images …”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Anthropic launched 'Claude Design' as a new tool. Furthermore, the evidence confirms OpenAI's involvement with image generation models (GPT Image series) through multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries, corroborating the existence of both tools mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety. Anthro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Codex is an AI coding agent developed by OpenAI and integrated with ChatGPT. Launched as a research preview in May 2025, it is designed to handle software engineering tasks – such as writing features,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI_Codex_(AI_agent)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perplexity AI, Inc., or simply Perplexity, is an American privately held software company offering a web search engine that processes user queries and synthesizes responses. Perplexity products use la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perplexity_AI
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Claim 3: “It's been only a few months since OpenAI released its last big improvement to AI image generations in ChatGPT and through its application programming interface (API) — namely, a new image generation model known as GPT-Image-1.5, released in December 2025, which brought about improved instruction …”
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The claim specifies a release date of December 2025, which is in the future relative to the evidence provided. While multiple sources confirm OpenAI released an improved model called GPT-Image-1.5, the evidence does not support the specific future date of December 2025. The evidence confirms the model's existence and improvements but lacks confirmation of the specified date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GPT Image is a series of image generation and editing models developed by OpenAI. A text-to-image variant of the GPT family, it uses deep learning methodologies to generate digital images from natural…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT_Image
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) and a nonprofit foundation, headquartered in San Francisco. OpenAI …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perplexity AI, Inc., or simply Perplexity, is an American privately held software company offering a web search engine that processes user queries and synthesizes responses. Perplexity products use la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perplexity_AI
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Claim 4: “A wide range of AI courses are available to take for free on Udemy.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that a wide range of AI courses are available to take for free on Udemy, confirming the claim across different search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn AI with an artificial intelligence course from experienced instructors on Udemy, and enhance your computer science skills to further your career.
https://www.udemy.com/topic/artificial-intelligence/free/
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web search NEUTRAL — TL;DR: A wide range of AI courses are available to take for free on Udemy. The world of AI is in a constant state of flux.
https://mashable.com/article/free-ai-online-courses
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the best free AI courses in 2025 on Coursera & Udemy. Learn AI, machine learning, generative AI, and prompt engineering & get certified online.
https://skillsbooster.net/blog/top-10-free-ai-courses-on-cou…
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Claim 5: “A new calculator from the nonprofit Bright Saver estimates potential savings from plug-in solar panels.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the nonprofit Bright Saver has created a calculator to estimate potential savings from plug-in solar panels. This is reported across different search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A balcony solar power system, or plug-in solar, is a small photovoltaic system for generating electrical power. It consists of one or more solar modules, an inverter, a low-voltage connection cable an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balcony_solar_power
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A screensaver (or screen saver) is software that controls a monitor of the host computer with the intent of preventing screen burn-in for a screen susceptible to it. Generally, a screensaver starts c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screensaver
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Saver (foaled March 18, 2007) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion who won the 2010 Kentucky Derby.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Saver_(horse)
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