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OpenAI Foundation — Founded Date: Dec 2015

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Last checked: 3/26/2026

The claim states the founded date as 2015-12 (December 2015), which matches the month and year. However, the source specifies the inception date as '11 December 2015', not just December 2015 generally. More importantly, the source distinguishes between 'OpenAI Inc.' (with inception 11 December 2015) and 'OpenAI Foundation' (with start time 2025). The claim specifically references 'OpenAI Foundation' but the founding date of 2015-12 applies to OpenAI Inc., not the Foundation. The Foundation's start time is listed as 2025 in the source, which directly contradicts the claim that OpenAI Foundation was founded in 2015-12.

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contradicted95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/26/2026
Found: inception: 11 December 2015 (with references to BBC News dated 12 December 2015 and Crunchbase dated 8 December 2015)

Note: The claim states the founded date as 2015-12 (December 2015), which matches the month and year. However, the source specifies the inception date as '11 December 2015', not just December 2015 generally. More importantly, the source distinguishes between 'OpenAI Inc.' (with inception 11 December 2015) and 'OpenAI Foundation' (with start time 2025). The claim specifically references 'OpenAI Foundation' but the founding date of 2015-12 applies to OpenAI Inc., not the Foundation. The Foundation's start time is listed as 2025 in the source, which directly contradicts the claim that OpenAI Foundation was founded in 2015-12.

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