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229_004predictionGeopoliticsAI-timing

By summer 2026, Figure will have almost none of its supply chain in China.

Predictor: Brett Adcock · ep#229 "The Humanoid Takeover: $50T Market, Figure's Full Body Autonomy, and Robots in Dorms #229" · source

Prior probability
50.0%
Current probability
43.8%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-07-01 – 2026-07-31
Edges in / out
9 / 5
Tickers exposed
33

Prediction text

By summer 2026, Figure will have almost none of its supply chain in China. | Um I think in like the next like I think by summer we'll have almost none of our uh supply chain in China anymore.

Watch events: Figure 03 shipment volume; BMW, 2nd customer deployment count

Verbatim quote

From episode "The Humanoid Takeover: $50T Market, Figure's Full Body Autonomy, and Robots in Dorms #229"
Um I think in like the next like I think by summer we'll have almost none of our uh supply chain in China anymore.

Predictor: Brett Adcock

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.773
Brier
0.0040
excellent
Hits / Misses
5 / 0
of 6 resolved
Hit rate
83.3%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Brett Adcock is multiplied by κ in /api/intake. Lower κ = less weight; floors at 0.10 (effectively silenced) and caps at 1.00 (full weight).

Reference class

Not linked

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Probability over time

3 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 50%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-03
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 43.8%

Milestone chain

Pre-event signals (upstream prereqs + window checkpoints) → resolution event → downstream cascades. Status/dates update from linked nodes; re-derive nightly via scripts/ops/derive_milestones.py.
Leading chain: 5 fired ✓ · 2 pending
  1. 2026-04-01 → 2026-07-31pendingFigure announces alternate harmonic-reducer supplier outside China
    How: Figure AI publicly names a non-China harmonic-reducer / strain-wave gear supplier (e.g., Harmonic Drive Japan, Nidec, US-domestic) for Figure 03 production
    Source: ChinaPower CSIS / Discovery Alert — Suzhou Leaderdrive currently dominates harmonic reducers; reshoring named as bottleneckconf 40%
    Notes: Harmonic reducers are the highest-stakes Chinese-supply-chain dependency in humanoid robotics. A reshoring announcement is direct evidence.
  2. 2026-05-01 → 2026-08-31pendingFigure publishes US-only manufacturing announcement / supply-chain reshoring milestone
    How: Figure AI (Brett Adcock) publicly states on X, blog, or press release that the bulk of supply chain has been moved out of China by summer 2026, with named US/non-China suppliers (motors, sensors, batteries)
    Source: Brett Adcock public statement on Moonshots podcast — April 2026conf 55%
    Notes: Anchor milestone — direct verification of the prediction in target window.
  3. 2026-04-01 → 2026-12-31pendingChina industrial-robot exports continue +40% YoY while Figure scales US assembly
    How: China customs data shows continued robotics export surge while Figure's US-onshore narrative gains differentiation
    Source: Discovery Alert — China industrial robot exports +48.7% YoY 2025; net exporter transitionconf 85%
    Notes: Macro context — China dominance increases reshoring narrative value.
  4. 2026-05-01 → 2026-12-31pendingFigure decouples software stack (Helix model) from any China-resident weights/data
    How: Figure announces Helix neural network training/inference is fully US-hosted with no Chinese cloud or data center dependency
    Source: Figure AI — Helix policy announcement anticipatedconf 45%
    Notes: Software supply chain is part of broader 'supply chain' framing in Adcock's quote.
  5. 2026-06-01 → 2026-12-31pendingFigure 03 production scales at BotQ facility with non-China BOM disclosed
    How: Figure publishes Figure 03 BOM disclosure or production tour showing >80% non-China components by part count or cost
    Source: Figure AI corporate communications — anticipatedconf 30%
    Notes: BOM transparency would be the strongest possible verification.

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z43.8%-1.3pp
Network propagation: 45.2% → 43.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z45.2%-1.9pp
Network propagation: 47.0% → 45.2%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z47.0%-3.0pp
Network propagation: 50.0% → 47.0%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

Network propagation neighbors

Top edges sorted by latest LBP cross-impact
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Top incoming (parents)

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Ticker exposure

33 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

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Adverse (6)

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Prerequisites (9)

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prereq234_012Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 2026Markets/Stocks
prereqSEM_012Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering.AI/Manufacturing
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Expected milestones (1)

From Sheet 17 Monitoring Triggers
Expected byDescriptionStatus
2026-07-31[Geopolitics 2026-07] liens/UAPs in the next few months (rumo [229_004] Figure 03 shipment volume; BMW, 2nd customer deployment countpending

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Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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