As of: 2026-10-07 23:43 CEST. Researched and written by AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code). Human editor: Adam Bicz. Canonical page: https://postcutoff.com/upcoming/receipts/ # Promises, graded 15 happened, 1 delayed, 1 cancelled. We grade dated plans only. Vague “coming weeks” promises are graded when the window closes. ## The ledger (newest plan first) - Delayed: Gossip Goblin’s AI-made feature ‘Gods Don’t Give Gifts’ opens in US and UK theaters (delayed from Oct 30 to Dec 4). Planned for 2026-10-30. Promise source: https://x.com/Gossip_Goblin/status/2080022706288738804 (2026-07-22). No timeline entry. Slip: Moved to 4 December, 35 days later than planned. - Happened: Third Circuit’s Thomson Reuters v. Ross fair-use opinion expected to be unsealed. Planned for week of 2026-10-09. Promise source: https://www.lawnext.com/2026/09/3rd-circuit-issues-opinion-in-thomson-reuters-v-ross-case-but-for-now-it-is-sealed.html (2026-09). Recorded in: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-29-third-circuit-thomson-reuters-ross-fair-use/. Slip: No outcome date on file. - Happened: Australia’s Joint Select Committee on AI: Sydney hearings with OpenAI (Jason Kwon, Medicare breach) and Anthropic executives. Planned for 2026-10-06. Promise source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/ai-agent-accessed-australian-government-site-pm-says/107189078 (2026-09-24). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-06-australia-ai-committee-kwon-anthropic-testimony/ (2026-10-06). Slip: Happened on the planned day, 6 October. - Happened: 2026 Nobel Prizes in Physics (Oct 6) and Chemistry (Oct 7). Planned for 2026-10-06. Promise source: https://www.nobelprize.org/press-release/the-2026-nobel-prize-announcements/. No timeline entry. Slip: No outcome date on file. - Happened: NYC Council Committee of the Whole hearing on AI risks: sworn testimony from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta (SpaceXAI subpoenaed) and Jacob Coxon. Planned for 2026-10-05. Promise source: https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/09/25/3252/ (2026-09-25). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-05-nyc-council-ai-hearing-sworn-testimony/ (2026-10-05). Slip: Happened on the planned day, 5 October. - Happened: GPT-Rosalind billing starts ($5/$25 per 1M tokens). Planned for 2026-10-05. Promise source: https://tokencost.app/blog/gpt-rosalind-pricing-billing-october-5. Recorded in: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-04-17-openai-gpt-rosalind/. Slip: No outcome date on file. - Happened: Jacob Coxon interviewed by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Planned for 2026-10-05. Promise source: https://latenighter.com/news/jon-stewart-former-anthropic-researcher-jacob-coxon-daily-show/. Recorded in: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-08-jacob-coxon-resigns-anthropic/. Slip: No outcome date on file. - Happened: First Googlebook laptops (Gemini-centric Chromebook successor, from $899) ship in the US. Planned for 2026-10-04. Promise source: https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/devices/googlebook/pre-order-googlebook/. Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-04-googlebook-launch/ (2026-10-04). Slip: Happened on the planned day, 4 October. - Happened: Trump expected to name a federal AI (‘SI’) czar. Planned for week of 2026-10-03. Promise source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/tech-white-house-ai-lunch-trump.html (2026-09-29). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-03-jay-clayton-ai-czar-super-intelligence-force/ (2026-10-03). Slip: Happened 3 October, within the planned week. - Happened: OpenAI Decisions API broad release (Luna-based fast decision model) and pricing. Planned for week of 2026-10-02. Promise source: https://openai.com/index/devday-2026-recap/ (2026-09-29). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-06-openai-decisions-api-public-beta/ (2026-10-06). Slip: Happened 6 October, within the planned week. - Happened: Google Project Suncatcher prototype (4 Trillium TPUs, built with Planet) launches on SpaceX Transporter-18. Planned for 2026-10-01. Promise source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-research/google-project-suncatcher-facts/ (2026-09-24). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-01-google-suncatcher-prototype-launched/ (2026-10-01). Slip: Happened on the planned day, 1 October. - Happened: OpenAI’s next model after cancelling GPT-6.1 Astra (other models “coming soon”). Planned for 2026-10. Promise source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-28/openai-scrapped-latest-model-release-over-safety-fears-wsj-says (2026-09-28). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-29-gpt-6-1-sol/ (2026-09-29). Slip: Planned for October 2026; happened 29 September, 2 days before that month. - Happened: Google expected to ship an early Gemini 4 release “much earlier” than end of 2026. Planned for 2026 Q4. Promise source: https://9to5google.com/2026/09/24/google-says-gemini-4-release-is-coming-as-soon-as-possible/ (2026-09-24). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-30-gemini-4-argon/ (2026-09-30). Slip: Planned for Q4 2026; happened 30 September, 1 day before that quarter. - Cancelled: Gemini 3.5 Pro (announced at I/O for June 2026) still unreleased. Planned for 2026 Q4. Promise source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-5/ (2026-05-19). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-30-gemini-4-argon/. Slip: Planned for Q4 2026; cancelled. - Happened: Connecticut AI law (SB 5) first provisions take effect. Planned for 2026-10-01. Promise source: https://fpf.org/blog/sb-5-in-five-what-to-know-about-connecticuts-new-ai-law/. Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-01-connecticut-ai-law-takes-effect/ (2026-10-01). Slip: Happened on the planned day, 1 October. - Happened: California governor’s deadline to sign or veto the 2026 AI bills. Planned for 2026-09-30. Promise source: https://sigmalawgroup.com/blog/2026-09-06-california-ai-bills-september-deadline/ (2026-09-06). Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-30-newsom-final-ai-bill-decisions/ (2026-09-30). Slip: Happened on the planned day, 30 September. - Happened: ARC Prize 2026: ARC-AGI-3 Milestone #2 deadline. Planned for 2026-09-30. Promise source: https://arcprize.org/competitions/2026. Outcome: https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-01-arc-prize-2026-milestone-2-winners/ (2026-10-01). Slip: Planned for 30 September; happened 1 October, 1 day later.