Joshua Achiam calls for source citations and expert accuracy scores in AI coverage

Joshua Achiam, an OpenAI researcher posting as @jachiam0 on X, says news outlets should cite and link primary textual sources in technology coverage.

He also says quoted experts should carry trackable accuracy scores beside their names, so readers can see whose forecasts proved correct.

In a separate post on October 29, 2026, Achiam argues that media treats whoever is most prominent on the anti side of a technology debate as an expert, even when that side is wrong. He says these skeptics mislead the public and face no penalty after the debate resolves. He cites Ed Zitron as an example, and a reply to his post says Zitron's AI predictions have been proven wrong. The reply's claim is not confirmed in the reports.