Human plumbers are safe for at least 10 years and probably significantly longer
Predictor: Andrew Yang · ep#236 "Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236" · source
Prediction text
Human plumbers are safe for at least 10 years and probably significantly longer | I think human plumbers are safe um for at least 10 years and probably significantly longer.
Verbatim quote
I think human plumbers are safe um for at least 10 years and probably significantly longer.
Predictor: Andrew Yang
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2026-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingBain / McKinsey / BCG report classifies skilled trades (plumbing/electrical/HVAC) as 'protected' through 2035How: Tier-1 consultancy or BLS Occupational Outlook publishes report explicitly forecasting <10% AI/robot displacement of plumbing occupations through 2035, with dexterity/unpredictability cited as primary barrierSource: Bain humanoid deployment report + BLS Occupational Outlook methodologyconf 70%
- 2028-01-01 → 2032-12-31pendingFirst commercial humanoid robot demonstrated performing supervised plumbing repair taskHow: Verified third-party demonstration (independent journalist, academic, or trade-association test) of humanoid completing one residential plumbing task (pipe-fitting, fixture install, or leak repair) end-to-end with human supervision in <=2x human timeSource: Bain 'unpredictable environment' barrier + late-2030s mainstream adoption forecastconf 45%
- 2032-01-01 → 2036-06-30pendingRobot plumber dexterity benchmark (controlled lab) crosses human-equivalent on standard tasksHow: Peer-reviewed robotics benchmark (e.g., NIST or RoboCup industrial track) shows humanoid completing standardized plumbing-task suite (threading, soldering, valve replacement) at >=80th-percentile human apprentice speedSource: RethinkX humanoid democratization + Mike Kalil timelineconf 30%
- 2034-09-30pendingBLS plumber employment continues growing or holds flat through 2034 projection cycleHow: BLS Occupational Outlook 2032-2042 or 2034-2044 release projects plumber employment growth >=0% (national, all-industry) — i.e., trade not declining over 10-year horizonSource: DAVRON future-proof trades analysis + BLS occupational projectionsconf 65%
- 2034-01-01 → 2038-12-31pendingFirst insurance carrier prices coverage for robot-performed residential plumbing workHow: Top-10 US homeowners or commercial insurance carrier publishes underwriting guidelines or rate schedule for robot-performed plumbing work (proxy for commercial viability)Source: Cascade from prior milestones; insurance follows reliable deploymentconf 25%
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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 | 238_043 A mouse will have a full brain uploaded in years, not decade — Alex Wissner-Gross | 42.1% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.162 |
| prereq | 230_027 We are in an intelligence revolution — a war on scarce human — Alex Wissner-Gross | 43.5% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.156 |
| prereq | 244_026 Uber platform will grow from 10M to 20M people by 2035 — Dara Khosrowshahi | 45.7% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.142 |
| prereq | 244_027 Uber platform workers in 2035 may be doing different kinds o — Dara Khosrowshahi | 45.7% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.142 |
| prereq | 240_035 Meta secured 6.6 GW of clean nuclear power for 2035 — Meta | 45.7% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.141 |
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Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 244_029 Combustion engines largely gone in 20 years but world will b — Dara Khosrowshahi | 35.4% | 0.550 | 0.050 | -0.089 |
| prereq | 232_047 Mass drivers on the moon will shoot AI satellites into deep — Elon Musk | 30.0% | 0.550 | 0.050 | -0.035 |
| prereq | 240_036 TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electr — Peter Diamandis | 34.3% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.034 |
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Prerequisites (13)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 235_002 | Anthropic will exceed OpenAI in revenue this year (2026). | AI | — |
| prereq | SEM_008 | Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025. | AI | — |
| prereq | 234_012 | Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 2026 | Markets/Stocks | — |
| 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_005 | Stargate is a $500 billion multiyear capex program for distributed AI data-center construction (2025-2028, with Trump administration partnership). | AI/Infrastructure | — |
| prereq | 244_026 | Uber platform will grow from 10M to 20M people by 2035 | Labor/Jobs | — |
| prereq | 244_027 | Uber platform workers in 2035 may be doing different kinds of tasks | Labor/Jobs | — |
| prereq | 240_035 | Meta secured 6.6 GW of clean nuclear power for 2035 | Energy | — |
| prereq | 230_027 | We are in an intelligence revolution — a war on scarce human attention — weapon is the token. | AI | — |
| prereq | 238_043 | A mouse will have a full brain uploaded in years, not decades; first human whole-brain emulation also years away | Biotech/Longevity | — |
| 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 (3)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 240_036 | TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040 | Energy | — |
| prereq | 232_047 | Mass drivers on the moon will shoot AI satellites into deep space; self-sustaining lunar city will follow. | Space | — |
| prereq | 244_029 | Combustion engines largely gone in 20 years but world will be very different | Energy | — |
Linked documents (4)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.591 | manifold | On what days will I go to the bathroom more than 5 times a day | — | mentions | pending | 2026-04-28 |
| 0.591 | manifold | On what days will I go to the bathroom more than 5 times a day | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-08 |
| 0.591 | manifold | On what days will I go to the bathroom more than 5 times a day | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-18 |
| 0.563 | manifold | How long, on average, will I sleep during mop? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-04-26 |
Raw metadata
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"context": "can I persuade you to put a number to the not for some time? Is it like 10 years that that you think we get humanoid robot plumbers? 20 years what's the the precise time scale you envision? I think human plumbers are safe um for at least 10 years and probably significantly longer.",
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