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
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
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
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2026-11-26pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
- 2026-04-15hitAI capex exceeds 500B USD in 2026 from frontier AI companiesHow: Goldman Sachs / FT reporting confirms 500B USD or larger aggregate 2026 AI capex from MSFT/META/GOOGL/AMZN/OPENAI/xAISource: 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.
- 2026-03-09hitAI capex contributes 30 percent or more of US 2026 GDP growthHow: Independent macro reporting attributes 30 percent or more of US 2026 GDP growth to AI infrastructure spendSource: FinancialContent - AI Supercycle: Massive Tech Investments Projected to Fuel 40 percent of U.S. GDP Growth in 2026conf 80%
- 2026-04-30 → 2028-04-30pendingS&P 500 AI-exposed stocks outperform broad index by 30 percent or more over 24 monthsHow: Top-10 AI-exposed S&P 500 names outperform SPX equal-weight by 30 percent or more on a 24-month rolling return basisSource: S&P / Bloomberg pricing dataconf 50%Notes: Cascade - Yang's trillions of value should manifest in concentrated equity outperformance.
- 2027-06-25pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
- 2027-01-01 → 2027-12-31pendingGoldman Sachs confirms AI productivity uplift inflection in 2027How: Goldman Sachs Research publishes that 2027 GDP shows measurable AI-attributable productivity uplift consistent with prior 7 percent per decade forecastSource: Goldman Sachs - AI may start to boost US GDP in 2027conf 65%
- 2028-01-21pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
- 2027-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingCumulative GenAI value creation reaches McKinsey 2.6T-4.4T USD annual rangeHow: McKinsey or comparable consultancy publishes update confirming GenAI annualized value creation has reached 2.6T-4.4T USD rangeSource: McKinsey Global Institute estimatesconf 55%
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| 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% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.238 |
| killer | TK12 Crypto Regulatory Kill Shot (Stablecoin Ban / BTC ETF Revers | 8.0% | 0.050 | 0.650 | +0.104 |
| killer | TK10 $100T Sovereign Debt Crisis | 12.0% | 0.050 | 0.650 | +0.080 |
| killer | TK14 Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates) | 20.0% | 0.050 | 0.650 | +0.032 |
| killer | TK05 Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | 30.0% | 0.050 | 0.650 | -0.028 |
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Prerequisites (6)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | S_AGI_MID_2029 | AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 path | agi_general_capability | — |
| killer | TK05 | Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | — | — |
| killer | TK04 | Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging) | — | — |
| killer | TK14 | Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates) | — | — |
| killer | TK10 | $100T Sovereign Debt Crisis | — | — |
| killer | TK12 | Crypto Regulatory Kill Shot (Stablecoin Ban / BTC ETF Reversal) | — | — |
Dependents (0)
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Linked documents (1)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
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| 0.686 | manifold | Will artificial intelligence change everyday life more than the internet did | 52% | mentions | pending | 2026-06-05 |
Raw metadata
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"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?",
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