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AI will create trillions of dollars of value and transform how we work and live

Predictor: Andrew Yang · ep#236 "Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236" · source

Prior probability
65.0%
Current probability
49.8%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
5/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2029-03-31
Edges in / out
6 / 0
Tickers exposed
29

Prediction text

AI will create trillions of dollars of value and transform how we work and live | AI is going to create trillions of dollars of value for sure. It's going to completely transform the way we work and live.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236"
AI is going to create trillions of dollars of value for sure. It's going to completely transform the way we work and live.

Predictor: Andrew Yang

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0178
excellent
Hits / Misses
0 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
0.0%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Andrew Yang 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

This node isn't linked to a reference class. The Bayesian update applies without outside-view blending.

Probability over time

5 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 65%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-17
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 49.8%

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: 2 fired ✓ · 6 pending
  1. 2026-11-26pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
  2. 2026-04-15hitAI capex exceeds 500B USD in 2026 from frontier AI companies
    How: Goldman Sachs / FT reporting confirms 500B USD or larger aggregate 2026 AI capex from MSFT/META/GOOGL/AMZN/OPENAI/xAI
    Source: Goldman Sachs - Why AI Companies May Invest More than 500B USD in 2026conf 90%
    Notes: HIT - Goldman explicitly forecasts above 500B USD 2026 AI capex; consistent with Yang's trillions of value frame.
  3. 2026-03-09hitAI capex contributes 30 percent or more of US 2026 GDP growth
    How: Independent macro reporting attributes 30 percent or more of US 2026 GDP growth to AI infrastructure spend
    Source: FinancialContent - AI Supercycle: Massive Tech Investments Projected to Fuel 40 percent of U.S. GDP Growth in 2026conf 80%
  4. 2026-04-30 → 2028-04-30pendingS&P 500 AI-exposed stocks outperform broad index by 30 percent or more over 24 months
    How: Top-10 AI-exposed S&P 500 names outperform SPX equal-weight by 30 percent or more on a 24-month rolling return basis
    Source: S&P / Bloomberg pricing dataconf 50%
    Notes: Cascade - Yang's trillions of value should manifest in concentrated equity outperformance.
  5. 2027-06-25pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
  6. 2027-01-01 → 2027-12-31pendingGoldman Sachs confirms AI productivity uplift inflection in 2027
    How: Goldman Sachs Research publishes that 2027 GDP shows measurable AI-attributable productivity uplift consistent with prior 7 percent per decade forecast
    Source: Goldman Sachs - AI may start to boost US GDP in 2027conf 65%
  7. 2028-01-21pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
  8. 2027-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingCumulative GenAI value creation reaches McKinsey 2.6T-4.4T USD annual range
    How: McKinsey or comparable consultancy publishes update confirming GenAI annualized value creation has reached 2.6T-4.4T USD range
    Source: McKinsey Global Institute estimatesconf 55%

No downstream cascades — this prediction is a leaf in the dependency graph.

What if this resolves?

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(live posterior: 50%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-17T02:00:01Z49.8%-1.0pp
Network propagation: 50.8% → 49.8%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00689 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e607fa96
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z50.8%-2.0pp
Network propagation: 52.8% → 50.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z52.8%-4.0pp
Network propagation: 56.7% → 52.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z56.7%-2.9pp
Network propagation: 59.6% → 56.7%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z59.6%-5.4pp
Network propagation: 65.0% → 59.6%
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_AGI_MID_2029
AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 path
35.0%0.6500.050-0.238
killerTK12
Crypto Regulatory Kill Shot (Stablecoin Ban / BTC ETF Revers
8.0%0.0500.650+0.104
killerTK10
$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis
12.0%0.0500.650+0.080
killerTK14
Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
20.0%0.0500.650+0.032
killerTK05
Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
30.0%0.0500.650-0.028

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

29 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

SOUNCRCLIRBTRIOTMARASYMFANUYNVDABBAIGTLBAIABBNYAMZNCOINGOOGLHOODIBMMETAMSFTORCLSHOPTSLAXYZ

Adverse (5)

HYGEMBMUBTLTLQD

Prerequisites (6)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereqS_AGI_MID_2029AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 pathagi_general_capability
killerTK05Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
killerTK04Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
killerTK14Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
killerTK10$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis
killerTK12Crypto Regulatory Kill Shot (Stablecoin Ban / BTC ETF Reversal)

Dependents (0)

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TypePredTitleDomainLag
No dependents

Linked documents (1)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.686manifoldWill artificial intelligence change everyday life more than the internet did52%mentionspending2026-06-05

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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  "role": "Guest-Politician",
  "context": "AI is going to create trillions of dollars of value for sure. It's going to completely transform the way we work and live. Uh and the question is uh who wins in that world and who doesn't?",
  "verbatim": "AI is going to create trillions of dollars of value for sure. It's going to completely transform the way we work and live.",
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... (truncated)