232_041predictionGeopoliticsAI-timing

PhD students in the US should have green cards stapled to their PhD at graduation.

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

Prior probability

65.0%

Current probability

55.0%

evolves via intake + LBP

Conviction

4/5

Signal quality

Resolution

pending

Window

2028-06-01 – 2028-06-30

Edges in / out

8 / 5

Tickers exposed

Prediction text

PhD students in the US should have green cards stapled to their PhD at graduation. | I personally think and I'm I'm curious what you think, Ben, that everybody going through a PhD program in the US should have a green card staple to their PhD when they graduate.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | EP #232"

I personally think and I'm I'm curious what you think, Ben, that everybody going through a PhD program in the US should have a green card staple to their PhD when they graduate.

Predictor: Peter Diamandis

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22

Full calibration →

κ (discount)

0.875

Brier

0.0367

excellent

Hits / Misses

10 / 0

of 15 resolved

Hit rate

66.7%

Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Peter Diamandis 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

4 prob_history rows

intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 55.0%

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: 5 fired ✓

2026-04-29hitNvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) a
2026-04-29hitTraining runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025.
2026-04-29hit2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream.
2026-04-29hitRecursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out)
2026-04-29hitDavid Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trials with Life Biosciences in March 2026.
2028-06-22pendingPhD students in the US should have green cards stapled to their PhD at graduation.
2033-07-30pendingRay Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033.
2034-09-16pendingDragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034.
2036-09-06pendingMoon base will exist in 10 years
2039-09-22pendingTrue artificial general intelligence will be achieved between 2032 and 2042 — 'first we solve AI, then use AI to solve everything else'.
2040-07-06pendingTEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040

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(live posterior: 55%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first

LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z55.0%-1.3pp

Network propagation: 56.3% → 55.0%

6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29

LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z56.3%-2.0pp

Network propagation: 58.2% → 56.3%

6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9

LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z58.2%-2.7pp

Network propagation: 60.9% → 58.2%

5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3

LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z60.9%-4.1pp

Network propagation: 65.0% → 60.9%

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

Kind	Node	Their prob	P(c\|s=T)	P(c\|s=F)	Δ implied
prereq	SEM_042 2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finall — Kevin Weil	73.8%	0.650	0.050	-0.063
prereq	235_038 David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trial — Peter Diamandis	74.0%	0.650	0.050	-0.060
prereq	SEM_012 Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling — Jensen Huang	75.0%	0.650	0.050	-0.054
prereq	SEM_008 Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will co — Dario Amodei	76.9%	0.650	0.050	-0.043
killer	TK03 AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)	10.0%	0.050	0.650	+0.040

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

Kind	Node	Their prob	P(c\|s=T)	P(c\|s=F)	Δ implied
prereq	235_030 Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203 — Ray Kurzweil	39.2%	0.750	0.050	+0.037
prereq	SEM_034 True artificial general intelligence will be achieved betwee — Demis Hassabis	28.7%	0.550	0.050	+0.034
prereq	239_008 Moon base will exist in 10 years — Elon Musk	28.8%	0.550	0.050	+0.033
prereq	240_036 TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electr — Peter Diamandis	34.3%	0.650	0.050	+0.032
prereq	246_016 Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203 — Peter Diamandis	35.6%	0.650	0.050	+0.019

Ticker exposure

33 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

SOUN CRWV SITM NVDA ARM GTLB BBAI TSM APLD CEVA AI MSFT MRVL SFTBY ORCL QCOM AVGO BABA AMD GOOGL IBM AMZN META

Adverse (6)

WNS CHGG CTSH IBM INFY ACN

Prerequisites (8)

Predictions that must hit first

Type	Pred	Title	Domain	Lag
prereq	238_009	Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out)	AI	—
prereq	235_038	David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trials with Life Biosciences in March 2026.	Biotech/Longevity	—
prereq	SEM_008	Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025.	AI	—
prereq	SEM_012	Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering.	AI/Manufacturing	—
prereq	SEM_042	2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream.	AI/Agents	—
killer	TK14	Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)	—	—
killer	TK01	AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)	—	—
killer	TK03	AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)	—	—

Dependents (5)

Predictions enabled by this

Type	Pred	Title	Domain	Lag
prereq	235_030	Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033.	Biotech/Longevity	—
prereq	246_016	Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034.	Space	—
prereq	240_036	TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040	Energy	—
prereq	SEM_034	True artificial general intelligence will be achieved between 2032 and 2042 — 'first we solve AI, then use AI to solve everything else'.	AI/AGI	—
prereq	239_008	Moon base will exist in 10 years	Space	—

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook

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