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Massive concurrent prosperity and social unrest ahead as AI wealth concentrates.

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

Prior probability
55.0%
Current probability
46.0%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
4/5
Signal quality
B
Resolution
pending
Window
2028-06-01 – 2028-06-30
Edges in / out
5 / 5
Tickers exposed
21

Prediction text

Massive concurrent prosperity and social unrest ahead as AI wealth concentrates. | it's going to be a massive amount of of total prosperity. huge amounts, unprecedented crazy amounts of prosperity with massive social unrest concurrent. That's where we're heading.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | EP #232"
it's going to be a massive amount of of total prosperity. huge amounts, unprecedented crazy amounts of prosperity with massive social unrest concurrent. That's where we're heading.

Predictor: Elon Musk

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0142
excellent
Hits / Misses
1 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
33.3%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Elon Musk 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 55%2026-04-302026-05-102026-05-24
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 46.0%

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: 7 fired ✓ · 1 pending
  1. 2025-12-31hitBig Tech equities (NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, META, AMZN) hit aggregate >$15T market cap
    How: Combined market cap of NVDA + MSFT + GOOGL + META + AMZN crosses $15T, evidencing wealth concentration
    Source: NVDA hit $5T late 2025; market data NYSE/NASDAQconf 90%
    Notes: HIT — NVDA $5T plus MSFT/GOOGL/META/AMZN aggregate >$15T. Direct evidence of 'unprecedented prosperity concentration.'
  2. 2026-03-31hitPro-Human AI Declaration signed by cross-ideological coalition
    How: Cross-political coalition (MAGA Republicans + democratic socialists + labor + clergy) signs major declaration on AI labor displacement
    Source: MIT Tech Review: Resistance to AIconf 95%
    Notes: HIT — unusual coalition formed March 2026, signaling unrest crossing political tribes.
  3. 2026-04-15hitStanford AI Index records lowest-ever 38% positive AI sentiment in US
    How: Stanford AI Index 2026 reports US adult positive view of AI <=40%, lowest in survey history
    Source: MIT Technology Review: Resistance — AI backlash protests; Stanford AI Index 2026conf 95%
    Notes: HIT — 38% positive AI sentiment confirmed; trust in US gov AI regulation 31%, dead last globally. Strong unrest precursor.
  4. 2026-04-21hit142+ activist groups in 24 states organize against AI infrastructure
    How: Documented activist coalitions in >=20 US states organizing to block AI data center construction / AI deployment
    Source: Data Center Watch tracking; MIT Tech Review Resistanceconf 95%
    Notes: HIT — 142 groups in 24 states confirmed. Concurrent with capex boom = prosperity AND unrest as predicted.
  5. 2027-01-01 → 2028-06-30pendingG7 nation enacts AI windfall tax, UBI pilot, or wealth-cap legislation
    How: Major G7 economy passes AI-targeted wealth/income redistribution measure (UBI, AI dividend, windfall tax) responding to concentration
    Source: Legislative trackers, OECD policy reportsconf 40%
    Notes: Direct test of whether 'massive social unrest' produces institutional response in Musk's target window.
  6. 2036-08-14pendingPeople will be on Mars within 10 years
  7. 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
LBP2026-05-24T02:00:02Z46.0%-1.1pp
Network propagation: 47.1% → 46.0%
4-iter LBP, residual 0.01000 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 806b02f8
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z47.1%-1.4pp
Network propagation: 48.5% → 47.1%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z48.5%-2.2pp
Network propagation: 50.7% → 48.5%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z50.7%-4.3pp
Network propagation: 55.0% → 50.7%
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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Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq242_057
Artemis 2 launches April 1, 2026 - circumlunar missionPeter Diamandis
56.2%0.5500.050-0.136
prereq235_038
David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trialPeter Diamandis
74.0%0.5500.050-0.044
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.550+0.040
prereq238_009
Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longAlex Wissner-Gross
78.1%0.5500.050-0.024
killerTK01
AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
15.0%0.0500.550+0.015

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq239_009
People will be on Mars within 10 yearsElon Musk
30.9%0.5500.050-0.033
prereq235_030
Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203Ray Kurzweil
39.2%0.7500.050-0.025
prereq232_047
Mass drivers on the moon will shoot AI satellites into deep Elon Musk
30.0%0.5500.050-0.023
prereq239_008
Moon base will exist in 10 yearsElon Musk
28.8%0.5500.050-0.011
prereqSEM_034
True artificial general intelligence will be achieved betweeDemis Hassabis
28.7%0.5500.050-0.010

Ticker exposure

21 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (14)

SOUNNVDAGTLBAIBBAITCEHYAMZNBABAGOOGLIBMMETAMSFTORCLSHOP

Adverse (7)

ACNCTSHFRSHCHGGIBMINFYPEGA

Prerequisites (5)

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
prereq242_057Artemis 2 launches April 1, 2026 - circumlunar missionSpace
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK03AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)

Dependents (5)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq235_030Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033.Biotech/Longevity
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
prereq239_009People will be on Mars within 10 yearsSpace
prereq232_047Mass drivers on the moon will shoot AI satellites into deep space; self-sustaining lunar city will follow.Space

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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