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China has peaked and is going to be on descent.

Predictor: Salim Ismail · ep#231 "Top AI News: Sonnet 4.6, Grok 4.2, Gemini 3 Deep Think, and OpenClaw | EP #231" · source

Prior probability
50.0%
Current probability
43.9%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2033-06-01 – 2033-06-30
Edges in / out
9 / 5
Tickers exposed
33

Prediction text

China has peaked and is going to be on descent. | in China is peaked and is going to be on descent.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Top AI News: Sonnet 4.6, Grok 4.2, Gemini 3 Deep Think, and OpenClaw | EP #231"
in China is peaked and is going to be on descent.

Predictor: Salim Ismail

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.643
Brier
0.0144
excellent
Hits / Misses
1 / 0
of 2 resolved
Hit rate
50.0%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Salim Ismail 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

This node isn't linked to a reference class. The Bayesian update applies without outside-view blending.

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 = 43.9%

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 ✓ · 4 pending
  1. 2027-03-01 → 2030-03-31pendingChina official GDP growth target falls below 4%
    How: Chinese government's annual Two Sessions/NPC sets official GDP growth target below 4% (currently 5% in 2025, projected 4.5% IMF 2026)
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 65%
  2. 2027-01-01 → 2030-12-31pendingChina's working-age population (15-64) decline accelerates past 10M/yr
    How: China NBS or UN Population Division reports annual working-age population decline exceeding 10 million in a single year, signaling demographic-driven GDP drag
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 70%
  3. 2028-01-01 → 2032-12-31pendingChina nominal USD GDP peaks then declines for two consecutive years
    How: World Bank or IMF reports two consecutive years of nominal USD GDP decline for China, confirming descent
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 55%
  4. 2029-01-01 → 2033-12-31pendingIndia nominal GDP overtakes China on PPP-adjusted per-capita growth basis
    How: IMF WEO database shows India's annualized real GDP growth rate exceeds China's by >2 percentage points for 3 consecutive years
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 50%
  5. 2031-01-01 → 2035-12-31pendingChina total population falls below 1.35B (peak was 1.412B in 2022)
    How: China NBS annual statistical bulletin reports population below 1.35 billion, confirming sustained demographic descent (~60M decline projected 2026-2035)
    Source: deep_research_enrichedconf 65%
  6. 2036-09-06pendingMoon base will exist in 10 years

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z43.9%-1.3pp
Network propagation: 45.2% → 43.9%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z45.2%-1.8pp
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
All propagation →

Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereqSEM_042
2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finallKevin Weil
73.8%0.5000.050-0.061
prereq235_038
David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trialPeter Diamandis
74.0%0.5000.050-0.059
prereqSEM_012
Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doublingJensen Huang
75.0%0.5000.050-0.055
prereqSEM_008
Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will coDario Amodei
76.9%0.5000.050-0.047
prereq238_009
Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longAlex Wissner-Gross
78.1%0.5000.050-0.041

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

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prereq246_016
Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203Peter Diamandis
35.6%0.6500.050-0.048
prereq235_030
Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203Ray Kurzweil
39.2%0.7500.050-0.042
prereq240_036
TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electrPeter Diamandis
34.3%0.6500.050-0.035
prereq239_008
Moon base will exist in 10 yearsElon Musk
28.8%0.5500.050-0.023
prereqSEM_034
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28.7%0.5500.050-0.022

Ticker exposure

33 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

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Adverse (6)

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Prerequisites (9)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq238_009Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out)AI
prereq235_038David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trials with Life Biosciences in March 2026.Biotech/Longevity
prereqSEM_008Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025.AI
prereqSEM_012Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering.AI/Manufacturing
prereqSEM_0422025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream.AI/Agents
killerTK14Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK03AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
killerTK06China-Taiwan Military Conflict

Dependents (5)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq235_030Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033.Biotech/Longevity
prereq246_016Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034.Space
prereq240_036TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040Energy
prereqSEM_034True artificial general intelligence will be achieved between 2032 and 2042 — 'first we solve AI, then use AI to solve everything else'.AI/AGI
prereq239_008Moon base will exist in 10 yearsSpace

Linked documents (10)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.682manifoldWill China Collapse before 2035? (GDP down 20%)38%mentionspending2026-04-26
0.610gdeltmentionspending2026-04-30
0.590polymarketWill Trump Leave China on May 15?100%mentionspending2026-05-11
0.578polymarketWill Putin visit China by May 31?100%mentionspending2026-03-31
0.561polymarketWill Trump visit China by May 8?0%mentionspending2026-04-14
0.560manifoldResolves to lowest [read description]mentionspending2026-05-04
0.560manifoldResolves to lowest [read description]mentionspending2026-05-18
0.560manifoldResolves to lowest [read description]mentionspending2026-05-25
0.560manifoldResolves to lowest [read description]mentionspending2026-06-01
0.560manifoldResolves to lowest [read description]mentionspending2026-05-11

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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