Peter Thiel Funds AI Startup Objection.ai to Challenge Media Reporting
A startup named Objection.ai, co-founded by Aron D’Souza and backed by Peter Thiel, leverages artificial intelligence to contest statements made by the media. The service charges approximately $2,000 for filing objections against news organizations, employing a team with intelligence expertise to assess claims for an AI-based judgment. Initial targets for this venture include the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, British journalist Hannah Broughton, Candace Owens, and Bernie Sanders. Thiel had previously invested $10 million in Hulk Hogan's 2016 lawsuit against Gawker, which resulted in a $140 million payout. Objection.ai seeks to circumvent conventional courts and First Amendment protections, citing failures in media due to algorithmic bias, raising concerns about potential harassment and impacts on journalism. Thiel did not provide comments prior to publication.
Key facts
- Peter Thiel is funding Objection.ai, an AI startup to challenge media statements.
- Objection.ai co-founder Aron D’Souza worked with Thiel on the Gawker lawsuit.
- The process costs around $2,000 and involves binding arbitration.
- Investigations are conducted by a team from agencies like the CIA and FBI.
- Initial cases target the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Hannah Broughton.
- Thiel spent $10 million backing Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker in 2016.
- Balaji Srinivasan provides additional funding for Objection.ai.
- Objection.ai uses AI to render verdicts and assign journalists a "trust score".
Entities
Institutions
- Gawker
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- Mirror
- CIA
- FBI
- British intelligence agencies
- Objection.ai
- PayPal
- White House
- Amazon
- Silicon Valley
Locations
- United States
- UK
- Britain