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Big banks and insurance companies will not triple in size in the AI productivity timeframe.

Predictor: Dave Blundin · ep#232 "Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | EP #232" · source

Prior probability
60.0%
Current probability
49.5%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
4/5
Signal quality
B
Resolution
pending
Window
2028-06-01 – 2028-06-30
Edges in / out
10 / 5
Tickers exposed
37

Prediction text

Big banks and insurance companies will not triple in size in the AI productivity timeframe. | big big banks, insurance companies are not going to triple their size in the time frame where it has.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | EP #232"
big big banks, insurance companies are not going to triple their size in the time frame where it has.

Predictor: Dave Blundin

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.821
Brier
0.0491
excellent
Hits / Misses
3 / 2
of 9 resolved
Hit rate
33.3%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Dave Blundin 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

4 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 60%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 49.5%

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: 6 fired ✓ · 3 pending
  1. 2026-04-14hitJPMorgan Q1 2026 net income +13% YoY to $16.49B; revenue +10% to $50.54B
    How: JPMorgan reports Q1 2026 earnings with double-digit revenue growth — solidly positive but not on a tripling trajectory
    Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/jpmorgan-chase-jpm-earnings-1q-2026.htmlconf 95%
    Notes: HIT — 10% revenue growth is healthy but mathematically can't compound to 3x in remaining ~2-year window. Supports Blundin's no-triple thesis.
  2. 2026-04-14hitGoldman Sachs equities revenue +27% to $5.33B; IB fees +48% to $2.84B (Q1 2026)
    How: Goldman Sachs reports Q1 2026 equities surge 27% and investment banking fees up 48%, beating estimates
    Source: https://www.tradingview.com/news/zacks:9d2390068094b:0-after-solid-q1-should-you-hold-or-fold-goldman-at-current-level/conf 90%
    Notes: Strong but not tripling. 48% IB fee growth is cyclical M&A thaw, not structural 3x scaling.
  3. 2026-06-01 → 2028-06-30pendingAI-driven margin expansion: top-5 US banks report ROE >18% (sustained two consecutive years)
    How: Top-5 US banks each report return-on-equity >18% in two consecutive fiscal years, citing AI productivity gains in MD&A
    Source: 10-K filings, FDIC Quarterly Banking Profileconf 45%
    Notes: AI yields margin gains, not 3x topline. Margin/ROE is the realistic measurable signal.
  4. 2027-01-01 → 2028-06-30pendingTop-3 US bank reports trailing-twelve-month revenue ≥$150B
    How: Any of JPM, BAC, WFC, C reports TTM revenue ≥$150B (vs JPM 2025 managed revenue of $185.6B as baseline)
    Source: 10-K filings, S&P Capital IQconf 60%
    Notes: JPM already at $185.6B managed revenue 2025 — high probability others approach $150B. Far from tripling.
  5. 2028-06-30pendingNo top-10 US bank or insurer reports 3x revenue growth over any 24-month window through 2028
    How: Verification by end-window: search top-10 US banks (by assets) and top-10 US insurers (by NPW) for any 24-month rolling revenue growth ≥200%
    Source: 10-K filings, FDIC, NAIC dataconf 85%
    Notes: This is the literal resolution criterion for Blundin's prediction. High confidence it resolves TRUE (no tripling).

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z49.5%-1.2pp
Network propagation: 50.7% → 49.5%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z50.7%-2.2pp
Network propagation: 52.9% → 50.7%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z52.9%-2.9pp
Network propagation: 55.8% → 52.9%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z55.8%-4.2pp
Network propagation: 60.0% → 55.8%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

Network propagation neighbors

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All propagation →

Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
killerTK09
Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)
35.0%0.0500.600-0.088
prereqSEM_015
Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directJensen Huang
66.3%0.6000.050-0.076
prereqSEM_027
Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5Joseph Moore
68.3%0.6000.050-0.075
killerTK05
Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
30.0%0.0500.600-0.060
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.600+0.050

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

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prereq232_057
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34.8%0.6000.050-0.029
prereq242_023
World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036Dave Blundin
34.2%0.6000.050-0.023
prereq246_016
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35.6%0.6500.050-0.013
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34.7%0.6500.050-0.004
prereq240_036
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34.3%0.6500.050+0.000

Ticker exposure

37 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

MUWULFIRENEQIXALABAPLDASMIYASMLPLABNVDANBISCRWVAAPLAMTAMZNDELLGOOGLIRMLNVGYMETAMSFTORCLSFTBYSTX

Adverse (6)

ACNGENCHGGIBMWNSLRN

Prerequisites (10)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereqSEM_011Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips.Capital Markets
prereqSEM_027Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $57B fiscal Q3 revenue; >$4.5T market cap entirely underpinned by AI silicon.Capital Markets
prereqSEM_014Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025).Manufacturing
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_015Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directly to US government in exchange for reversing specific AI chip export bans.Policy/Semis
killerTK09Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)
killerTK05Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK02AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption)
killerTK03AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)

Dependents (5)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq230_020Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license.Auto/Transport
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
prereq232_057First person to arrive on moon/Mars will find bed made by Optimus robots; robots not astronauts lead exploration.Robotics
prereq242_023World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036Macro/Economy

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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  "context": "if you don't expand 3x, you're still looking at, you know, a two-thirds reduction in headcount to get the same job done. So it effectively is a huge amount of displacement because, you know, big big banks, insurance companies are not going to triple their size in the time frame where it has.",
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