[pjc50]

> mainstream media does not fact checking themselves.

Mainstream media will print a press release for you if you send it to them. It is very important to understand how limited the fact checking really is. If a mainstream paper prints a statement of the form "X said Y", you can be sure that:

- they are pretty good at checking that person X did actually say Y

- they make no effort whatsoever to fact check the underlying statement Y.

There isn't really the money or interest in actually investigating the claims of every little press release.

> really wants to be seen as an "AI-first tech company" when it goes public, and not a "buy now pay later loan company" because AI companies have higher valuations even with the same revenue

Yes. This is because multibillion dollar investments are made by people who are easily distracted by the jangling keys of AI.