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First lunar and Mars cities will be built from scratch via humanoid robot construction

Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross · ep#234 "Anthropic vs. The Pentagon, Claude Outpaces ChatGPT, and Consulting Gets Replaced" · source

Prior probability
45.0%
Current probability
36.2%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2028-11-30
Edges in / out
4 / 0
Tickers exposed
34

Prediction text

First lunar and Mars cities will be built from scratch via humanoid robot construction | I think this is how the first lunar city, the first Mars city get built.

Watch events: Figure 03 shipment volume; BMW, 2nd customer deployment count

Verbatim quote

From episode "Anthropic vs. The Pentagon, Claude Outpaces ChatGPT, and Consulting Gets Replaced"
I think this is how the first lunar city, the first Mars city get built.

Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.844
Brier
0.0341
excellent
Hits / Misses
6 / 1
of 11 resolved
Hit rate
54.5%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Alex Wissner-Gross 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 45%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 36.2%

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 pending
  1. 2026-09-27pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
  2. 2027-02-25pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
  3. 2026-05-01 → 2027-12-31pendingTesla Optimus or competitor humanoid robot demonstrated performing autonomous construction-like task on simulated lunar/Mars regolith surface
    How: Public video or peer-reviewed paper of Tesla/Figure/Apptronik/Boston Dynamics humanoid completing multi-step construction task (assembly, regolith manipulation, structure erection) in environment simulating <0.4g and abrasive dust; not just walking demos
    Source: Episode-cited Tesla/SpaceX integration thesis; Ai-Da Robot Space Pod precedentconf 45%
  4. 2027-07-26pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
  5. 2026-09-01 → 2028-12-31pendingNASA, ESA, or commercial partner announces formal contract for humanoid-robot lunar surface construction services
    How: Government RFP, contract award, or commercial joint venture announcement specifically for humanoid robotic construction or assembly services on lunar surface (not just rover or fixed-station services)
    Source: NASA lunar base by 2030 plan; Artemis CLPS expansionconf 35%
  6. 2027-01-01 → 2028-12-31pendingSpaceX Starship cargo mission to Mars launch attempt with humanoid robots aboard
    How: SpaceX launches uncrewed Starship payload manifest publicly disclosing Tesla Optimus units or equivalent humanoid robots as cargo; per Elon Musk SpaceX Mars cargo target 2027 window
    Source: BREAKING Elon Musk Sending Robots to Mars Before Humans (YouTube); Mars Base Alpha 2028 Musk forecastconf 30%
  7. 2027-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingSpaceX uncrewed Lunar Starship lands successfully near Shackleton Crater
    How: SpaceX confirms soft landing of Lunar Starship prototype on lunar surface; required milestone before any humanoid construction can begin on Moon
    Source: NASA Artemis 2028 lunar base plan; SpaceX Lunar Starship roadmapconf 40%
  8. 2030-01-01 → 2034-12-31pendingFirst habitable structure (>1 person, >7 days endurance) erected on lunar surface
    How: Pressurized habitable module emplaced on lunar surface able to sustain at least 1 astronaut for >=7 consecutive days; corresponds to NASA 2030 base-by-2030 target slipping into early 2030s
    Source: NASA Aerospace America lunar base 2030 planconf 30%

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(live posterior: 36%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z36.2%-1.3pp
Network propagation: 37.4% → 36.2%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z37.4%-2.5pp
Network propagation: 40.0% → 37.4%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z40.0%-1.7pp
Network propagation: 41.7% → 40.0%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z41.7%-3.3pp
Network propagation: 45.0% → 41.7%
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
prereqS_HUMANOID_ENTERPRISE_2028
Humanoid R2: 100K+ enterprise by Nov 2028
50.0%0.4500.050-0.112
killerTK15
SpaceX Starship Catastrophic Failure
12.0%0.0500.450+0.040
killerTK08
Humanoid Capital Collapse (Figure/Apptronik Flop)
22.0%0.0500.450+0.000

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

34 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

SERVRNSHFNVDALYSCFMPFANUYUSARSYMHSEHYALNTCGNXIRBTABBNYAMZNBYDDYHYMTFIFNNYMIELYPHSTMTELTERTSLATXN

Adverse (5)

KELYATNETMANRHIKFY

Prerequisites (4)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereqS_HUMANOID_ENTERPRISE_2028Humanoid R2: 100K+ enterprise by Nov 2028humanoid_deployment
correlateS_MARS_2028Mars uncrewed: 2028 transfer window (most likely first attempt)mars_uncrewed_landing
killerTK08Humanoid Capital Collapse (Figure/Apptronik Flop)
killerTK15SpaceX Starship Catastrophic Failure

Dependents (0)

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Linked documents (1)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.678manifoldWill a humanoid robot walk on the mars before a human does?36%mentionspending2026-05-18

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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