Theranos 前吹哨人 Tyler Shultz 在接受采访时发出警告，称当前的 AI 热潮可能重现 Theranos 式的欺诈，因为投资者难以对 AI 技术进行有效的尽职调查1。Shultz 指出，现在的 AI 行业环境是“欺骗人们的绝佳机会”，并认为很难区分真正的创新与简单的 ChatGPT 封装产品（ChatGPT wrapper）1。他回顾历史提到，Theranos 曾达到约 100 亿美元的估值，但实际未完全实现其宣称的技术功能；Elizabeth Holmes 利用个人魅力而非技术实质获取巨额资金的模式，在 AI 时代依然存在风险1。
针对投资行为，Shultz 呼吁投资者警惕无法验证的产品，并结束仅凭简短会面就投入大额资金（如 10 万美元或更多）的时代1。背景信息显示，Holmes 创办了新公司 Haemanthus，据报道已筹集约 2000 万美元，该公司被称为“Theranos 2.0”1。此外，由 Nathan Fielder 和 Lance Oppenheim 执导的纪录片《You Can See Everything》已成为史上票房最高的纪录片之一1。
Tyler Shultz, the former whistleblower who exposed fraud at health-tech startup Theranos, has cautioned that the current surge in artificial intelligence investment presents a significant risk for similar deceptive practices. 1 In an interview, Shultz described the AI boom as "a great opportunity to go deceive people," arguing that investors face difficulties in conducting effective due diligence on AI technology. 1 He noted that it is hard to distinguish genuine innovation from superficial products built on existing large language models, often referred to as "ChatGPT wrappers." 1
Shultz emphasized that the era of committing substantial capital—such as $100,000 or more—based solely on brief meetings with founders must end. 1 This warning draws parallels to the collapse of Theranos, which reached a valuation of approximately $10 billion while failing to deliver on its promised technological capabilities. 1 The resurgence of interest in Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos’s former CEO, highlights these ongoing concerns; she has since launched a new company named Haemanthus, which has reportedly raised around $20 million and is being characterized by critics as "Theranos 2.0." 1 Additionally, public attention on the saga remains high, underscored by the commercial success of the documentary You Can See Everything, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, which became one of the highest-grossing documentaries of all time. 1
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