Two people who disagree argue one claim on video, in timed turns. The recording, the vote and every claim raised become part of an open, queryable record.
Two people who disagree argue one claim on video, in timed turns. The recording, the vote and every claim raised become part of an open, queryable record.
New York, NY (PinionNewswire)
Geo today launched Geo Debates, the first consumer product from Geo, an open knowledge network founded by Yaniv Tal. It takes the format the internet argues in, short-form video, and rebuilds it for people who actually want to get somewhere.
How it Works
Every debate starts from a single claim. Two people who genuinely disagree take opposite sides, get matched, and argue it out one on one on video, in timed alternating turns. While your opponent has the floor, your microphone is off, so nobody talks over anyone. The finished debate is published as a split-screen clip with subtitles into a vertical feed, closer to Reddit meets TikTok than a debate stage. Anyone can watch it back, vote on who made the stronger case, and open the individual claims each person made to see what is behind them.
Two design choices set it apart. You cannot argue a side you have not taken: to become available on a claim, you record your own position first, and Geo only ever matches you against someone who disagrees. And when a debate ends, it does not vanish into content. Every claim each person makes is pulled out, attributed to whoever said it, and filed into Geo’s knowledge graph as a new claim others can challenge in turn. The argument leaves a record instead of a mess.
The topics are whatever people are actually arguing about. Early debates range from crypto and markets, including a well-watched exchange on whether Bitcoin is a better store of value than gold, to AI and accountability, politics, and culture. New debates from academics, creators and subject-matter experts are being added continuously.
“Online, the best arguments usually vanish into the feed by the next day. We built Geo Debates so they don’t,” said Yaniv Tal, founder of Geo. “You get a turn, you get a clock, and what is left when it is over is not a thread full of noise, it is a record you can actually go back to, claim by claim, made by people who had to stand behind exactly what they said.”
Geo does not decide who is right. Viewers vote on who argued better, and claims are sorted as factual or opinion, but nothing on the platform adjudicates whether a claim is true. It structures the disagreement, attaches it to accountable people, and leaves the judgment where it belongs.
Geo Debates is live to all users today at https://www.geobrowser.io.
About Geo
Geo is building an open knowledge network for people and AI, where knowledge is organized with its sources, provenance and the reasoning behind it kept visible. Geo Debates is its first consumer product. Founded by Yaniv Tal, who co-founded The Graph.
