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235_046predictionGeopoliticsAI-scaling

Window of global AI regulation is a few months before capabilities proliferate widely.

Predictor: Dave Blundin · ep#235 "Amazon's $35B AGI Ultimatum to OpenAI & Anthropic Drops AI Safety | EP #235" · source

Prior probability
55.0%
Current probability
41.7%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
B
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
Edges in / out
13 / 5
Tickers exposed
37

Prediction text

Window of global AI regulation is a few months before capabilities proliferate widely. | there's a window of opportunity maybe a few months to put some kind of structure around this globally where you you'll see later in the podcast that the the models are improving at this like 3x 4x reduction in parameter count 10x increases in intelligence

Verbatim quote

From episode "Amazon's $35B AGI Ultimatum to OpenAI & Anthropic Drops AI Safety | EP #235"
there's a window of opportunity maybe a few months to put some kind of structure around this globally where you you'll see later in the podcast that the the models are improving at this like 3x 4x reduction in parameter count 10x increases in intelligence

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: regulatory_freeze_window

Linked via embedding similarity 0.695

Major-country regulatory pause/moratorium on AI capability research lasting >6 months

Base rate
5.0%
0/4 historical
Inside weight
Outside weight
no pull
inside 41.7% → blend 41.7% 0.0pp)

Tetlock-style outside view: at TRF=1 (just predicted), outside view dominates (w_in=0.3). At TRF=0 (deadline), inside view dominates (w_in=1.0). The blend regularizes overconfident inside views toward the historical base rate.

Probability over time

9 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 55%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-24
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 41.7%

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: 4 fired ✓ · 2 pending
  1. 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-15pendingDigital AI Omnibus deferral negotiation outcome
    How: European Parliament, Council, and Commission complete trilogue negotiations on Omnibus AI Act deferral — outcome resolved before August 2 deadline
    Source: DLA Piper — Digital AI Omnibus deferral analysis; April 28 trilogue ended without agreementconf 80%
  2. 2026-08-02pendingEU AI Act high-risk obligations enter into application August 2, 2026
    How: EU AI Act Annex III high-risk AI obligations become enforceable per regulation, with penalties up to EUR 35M / 7% global revenue activated — UNLESS Digital AI Omnibus deferral passes
    Source: EU AI Act Implementation Timeline; Secure Privacy — EU AI Act 2026 Complianceconf 65%
    Notes: Window-closing event for the prediction. Note: April 28, 2026 trilogue ended without agreement on Omnibus deferral, so August 2 deadline still in force as of session date.
  3. 2026-05-01 → 2026-11-30pendingG7 / G20 publish coordinated AI governance framework
    How: G7 leaders' summit or G20 ministerial issues binding or near-binding statement coordinating frontier AI governance across major economies
    Source: Anticipated — Hiroshima AI Process / G7 momentumconf 40%
    Notes: Direct test of 'global' regulation framing.
  4. 2026-04-01 → 2026-12-31pendingChinese-origin frontier model achieves frontier capability (Gemini 3 / GPT-5.5 parity)
    How: DeepSeek, Qwen, or Kimi releases model matching or exceeding Gemini 3 / GPT-5.5 on contested public benchmarks (Terminal-Bench, FrontierMath)
    Source: Anticipated — current observed pace of Chinese frontier releasesconf 75%
    Notes: Cascade — capability proliferation closes Blundin's window of regulation.
  5. 2026-06-01 → 2027-06-30pendingUS executive order or Congress passes federal AI governance baseline
    How: US federal government issues executive order, AI Bill of Rights statute, or AI Safety Institute mandate creating baseline governance
    Source: Anticipated — momentum from frontier lab voluntary commitmentsconf 45%

What if this resolves?

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(live posterior: 42%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-24T02:00:02Z41.7%+1.7pp
Network propagation: 40.0% → 41.7%
4-iter LBP, residual 0.01000 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 806b02f8
LBP2026-05-17T02:00:01Z40.0%+3.4pp
Network propagation: 36.6% → 40.0%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00689 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e607fa96
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z36.6%+6.4pp
Network propagation: 30.2% → 36.6%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z30.2%+10.7pp
Network propagation: 19.6% → 30.2%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
legacy v12026-04-30T19:17:54Z19.6%-12.7pp
intake:99aa73db-75b1-4b1e-8470-a11f87b23937 bayesian_v2 inside=0.457 blend=0.196 LLR=0.569 κ=0.82 w_in=0.55 regulatory_freeze_window
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z32.3%+10.5pp
Network propagation: 21.8% → 32.3%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
legacy v12026-04-30T16:13:50Z21.8%-11.0pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.550 blend=0.218 w_in=0.53 regulatory_freeze_window
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z32.8%+11.1pp
Network propagation: 21.7% → 32.8%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef
legacy v12026-04-30T01:56:50Z21.7%-33.3pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.550 blend=0.217 w_in=0.53 regulatory_freeze_window

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
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.550+0.083
killerTK02
AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption)
12.0%0.0500.550+0.073
prereqSEM_014
Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated Jensen Huang
86.1%0.5500.050+0.059
killerTK01
AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
15.0%0.0500.550+0.058
prereqSEM_011
Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 20Jensen Huang
85.5%0.5500.050+0.057

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq247_023
AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does Dave Blundin
40.8%0.7200.050-0.072
prereq244_019
Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 yearsPeter Diamandis
48.4%0.9200.050-0.063
prereq242_031
Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2Peter Diamandis
36.1%0.6500.050-0.055
prereq230_020
Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's licePeter Diamandis
34.7%0.6500.050-0.041
prereq232_055
We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive sePeter Diamandis
35.5%0.7000.050-0.027

Ticker exposure

37 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

MUWULFIRENEQIXALABAPLDASMIYASMLPLABNVDANBISCRWVAAPLAMTAMZNDELLGOOGLIRMLNVGYMETAMSFTORCLSFTBYSTX

Adverse (6)

ACNGENCHGGIBMWNSLRN

Prerequisites (13)

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
correlateS_NO_AI_PAUSE_5YNo major AI pause through 2031ai_regulatory_pause
correlateS_AGI_WINTER_2036PLUSAGI delayed: capability plateau or AI winteragi_general_capability
correlateS_AI_PAUSE_2028AI pause beginning 2028ai_regulatory_pause
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
prereq244_019Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 yearsAuto/Transport
prereq247_023AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does imminentlyAI
prereq232_055We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive self-improvement unfolds.AI
prereq242_031Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2-5 yearsMarkets/Stocks
prereq230_020Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license.Auto/Transport

Linked documents (3)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.750codex_research_packEuropean Commission - AI Actcorroboratespending2026-04-28
0.750codex_research_packEuropean Commission - Guidelines for providers of general-purpose AI modelscorroboratespending2026-04-28
0.645arxivWhy Do Time Series Models Need Long Context Windows?mentionspending2026-06-01

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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