AI entrepreneurs will get phenomenally wealthy and give most away
Predictor: Andrew Yang · ep#236 "Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236" · source
Prediction text
AI entrepreneurs will get phenomenally wealthy and give most away | they are going to get phenomenally wealthy and they expect to give the vast majority of it away and they would like to uh shore up the social contract uh and find ways to keep society whole and strong.
Verbatim quote
they are going to get phenomenally wealthy and they expect to give the vast majority of it away and they would like to uh shore up the social contract uh and find ways to keep society whole and strong.
Predictor: Andrew Yang
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2026-01-31hitAnthropic 7 cofounders pledge 80% of fortunes ($21B+) to combat AI inequalityHow: Anthropic cofounders publicly commit >=80% of personal fortunes to philanthropy via signed pledgeSource: https://lifestylesmagazine.com/latest-news/21-billion-new-pledge-anthropics-seven-cofounders-dario-and-daniela-amodei-tom-brown-jack-clark-jared-kaplan-sam-mccandlish-and-christopher-olah-commit-80-of-their-fortunes-to-combat-ai-dri/conf 97%Notes: HIT — 7 Anthropic cofounders (Amodeis, Brown, Clark, Kaplan, McCandlish, Olah) publicly pledged 80% of fortunes alongside Amodei's 'Adolescence of Technology' essay.
- 2026-02-16hitSchwarzman converts Blackstone fortune into $48B philanthropic foundationHow: A major AI-era billionaire (Blackstone-class) announces conversion of personal fortune >=$30B into philanthropic foundation citing AI preparednessSource: https://dnyuz.com/2026/02/16/blackstone-mogul-warned-of-urgent-need-for-ai-preparedness-now-hes-turning-his-48-billion-fortune-into-a-top-philanthropic-foundation/conf 95%
- 2026-06-01 → 2027-12-31pendingGiving Pledge attrition continues — second AI-era billionaire publicly exitsHow: At least one additional named AI/tech billionaire publicly withdraws or refuses Giving Pledge commitment, beyond Thiel-led 2026 attrition reportingSource: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/15/the-billionaires-made-a-promise-now-some-want-out/conf 55%Notes: Tension with parent prediction — accelerating exits would partially contradict the 'give most away' thesis.
- 2026-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingAI founder net worth crosses $200B (Altman/Huang/Musk-class)How: Forbes/Bloomberg list shows >=1 AI-era founder with personal net worth >=$200B attributable primarily to AI company stakeSource: https://theoutpost.ai/news-story/anthropic-ceo-warns-ai-wealth-concentration-could-break-society-as-cofounders-pledge-80-of-fortune-23321/conf 65%
- 2027-01-01 → 2029-03-31pendingAggregate AI-founder philanthropic commitments cross $100BHow: Cumulative public pledges by named AI-company founders/cofounders sum to >=$100B in committed (non-disbursed) philanthropic fundsSource: https://www.investmentnews.com/retirement-planning/wealthy-donors-stay-the-course-on-giving-as-anthropic-funnels-ai-fortunes-into-philanthropy/265452conf 50%
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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 | S_AGI_MID_2029 AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 path | 35.0% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.221 |
| killer | TK03 AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | 10.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.082 |
| killer | TK01 AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | 15.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.054 |
| killer | TK14 Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates) | 20.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.027 |
| prereq | SEM_042 2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finall — Kevin Weil | 73.8% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.013 |
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| prereq | 246_016 Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203 — Peter Diamandis | 35.6% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.032 |
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| prereq | 239_008 Moon base will exist in 10 years — Elon Musk | 28.8% | 0.550 | 0.050 | -0.010 |
| prereq | SEM_034 True artificial general intelligence will be achieved betwee — Demis Hassabis | 28.7% | 0.550 | 0.050 | -0.009 |
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Prerequisites (9)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 238_009 | Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out) | 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 | — |
| prereq | S_AGI_MID_2029 | AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 path | agi_general_capability | — |
| 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) | — | — |
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| 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 | — |
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