GPT-5.3 and 5.5 or higher variants could launch in next 10 weeks
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross · ep#234 "Anthropic vs. The Pentagon, Claude Outpaces ChatGPT, and Consulting Gets Replaced" · source
Prediction text
GPT-5.3 and 5.5 or higher variants could launch in next 10 weeks | it's almost like variants of GPT 5.3 and maybe 5.5 or or higher could launch in the next 10 weeks.
Verbatim quote
it's almost like variants of GPT 5.3 and maybe 5.5 or or higher could launch in the next 10 weeks.
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross
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Milestone chain
- 2026-04-15hitOpenAI releases GPT-5.3, 5.4 incremental post-training modelsHow: OpenAI ships GPT-5.x model post-trained on GPT-5 base with public availability through ChatGPT/APISource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-5.5 — 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 were post-training iterations on GPT-5 base before 5.5conf 90%Notes: HIT — Wikipedia confirms 5.1/5.2/5.3/5.4 all shipped between GPT-5 and GPT-5.5 as post-training iterations.
- 2026-04-23hitOpenAI releases GPT-5.5 codenamed 'Spud' (first ground-up retrain)How: OpenAI announces GPT-5.5 with API + ChatGPT availabilitySource: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/conf 99%Notes: HIT — GPT-5.5 confirmed by OpenAI; first fully retrained base since GPT-4.5. Coding/agentic benchmark gains.
- 2026-04-24hitGPT-5.5 Pro available in API with measurable benchmark gainsHow: OpenAI publishes GPT-5.5 Pro pricing/availability + Terminal-Bench/OSWorld benchmark deltas vs priorSource: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/openai-chatgpt-gpt-5-5-ai-model-superapp/conf 95%Notes: HIT — Terminal-Bench 2.0 +13pt vs Claude Opus 4.7; OSWorld lead on autonomous desktop ops.
- 2026-06-01 → 2027-03-31pendingGPT-5.5 daily active users surpass 1B in ChatGPTHow: OpenAI reports >=1B DAU on ChatGPT primarily on GPT-5.5/5.5 ProSource: OpenAI usage disclosures, Sacra estimatesconf 45%Notes: ChatGPT WAU was 900M as of early 2026 per OpenAI; DAU 1B is the threshold validating 'super app' framing.
- 2026-09-01 → 2027-06-30pendingGPT-6 or equivalent next-base announced by OpenAIHow: OpenAI announces successor base model beyond GPT-5.5 (GPT-6 / o-series)Source: OpenAI announcements, roadmap leaksconf 55%Notes: Cascade — '5.5 or higher' is satisfied by Spud; next test is whether the cadence sustains.
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Evidence chain
Network propagation neighbors
Top incoming (parents)
Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| killer | TK09 Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall) | 35.0% | 0.050 | 0.450 | -0.071 |
| prereq | SEM_015 Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue direct — Jensen Huang | 66.3% | 0.450 | 0.050 | -0.063 |
| prereq | SEM_027 Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5 — Joseph Moore | 68.3% | 0.450 | 0.050 | -0.062 |
| killer | TK05 Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | 30.0% | 0.050 | 0.450 | -0.051 |
| prereq | SEM_012 Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling — Jensen Huang | 75.0% | 0.450 | 0.050 | -0.034 |
Top outgoing (children)
Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 244_019 Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 years — Peter Diamandis | 48.4% | 0.920 | 0.050 | -0.110 |
| prereq | 247_023 AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does — Dave Blundin | 40.8% | 0.720 | 0.050 | -0.108 |
| prereq | 242_031 Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2 — Peter Diamandis | 36.1% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.088 |
| prereq | 230_020 Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's lice — Peter Diamandis | 34.7% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.074 |
| prereq | 232_055 We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive se — Peter Diamandis | 35.5% | 0.700 | 0.050 | -0.063 |
Ticker exposure
Beneficiaries (24)
Adverse (6)
Prerequisites (10)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_011 | Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_027 | Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $57B fiscal Q3 revenue; >$4.5T market cap entirely underpinned by AI silicon. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_014 | Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025). | Manufacturing | — |
| 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_015 | Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directly to US government in exchange for reversing specific AI chip export bans. | Policy/Semis | — |
| killer | TK09 | Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall) | — | — |
| killer | TK05 | Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | — | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK02 | AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption) | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
Dependents (5)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 244_019 | Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 years | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 247_023 | AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does imminently | AI | — |
| prereq | 232_055 | We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive self-improvement unfolds. | AI | — |
| prereq | 242_031 | Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2-5 years | Markets/Stocks | — |
| prereq | 230_020 | Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license. | Auto/Transport | — |
Linked documents (10)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.787 | manifold | GPT 5.6 release date? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-16 |
| 0.752 | manifold | GPT 5.6 released by…? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-18 |
| 0.744 | manifold | Will OpenAI release a GPT version > 5.5 before June 2026? | 11% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-15 |
| 0.689 | manifold | Will OpenAI de-deploy GPT-5.5 before 2027 for safety, security, cyber-risk, or other threat-related reasons? | 8% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-04 |
| 0.663 | manifold | Will the next full gemini model be as good as opus 4.7 or gpt 5.5 at coding? | 83% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-19 |
| 0.657 | polymarket | Gemini 3.5 released by June 30? | 74% | mentions | pending | 2026-02-04 |
| 0.656 | polymarket | Gemini 3.5 released by May 31? | 91% | mentions | pending | 2026-02-09 |
| 0.655 | manifold | Will Qwen 3.6+ 122B A10B be open weights before July 2026? | 50% | mentions | pending | 2026-04-29 |
| 0.653 | manifold | GPT 5.5 METR 50% time horizon | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-05 |
| 0.644 | manifold | Will Google announce Gemini 3.2 or Gemini 3.5 at I/O 2026? | 87% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-12 |
Raw metadata
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