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Rapid inflation in near-term from UBI money printing, then rapid deflation from AI/robotics

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

Prior probability
60.0%
Current probability
49.8%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2028-06-01 – 2028-06-30
Edges in / out
5 / 0
Tickers exposed
31

Prediction text

Rapid inflation in near-term from UBI money printing, then rapid deflation from AI/robotics | we're going to see rapid inflation uh and then rapid uh deinflation as the cost of things begin to drop towards zero. the rapid inflation in the near term is going to come from the government just printing money uh around the whole UBI side.

Verbatim quote

From episode "Andrew Yang: UBI Before UHI, Solving Job Loss, and the Future of Work | #236"
we're going to see rapid inflation uh and then rapid uh deinflation as the cost of things begin to drop towards zero. the rapid inflation in the near term is going to come from the government just printing money uh around the whole UBI side.

Predictor: Peter Diamandis

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.875
Brier
0.0367
excellent
Hits / Misses
10 / 0
of 15 resolved
Hit rate
66.7%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Peter Diamandis 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

3 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 60%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-03
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: 5 pending
  1. 2026-06-01 → 2028-06-30pendingUS CPI peaks at >=5% YoY before sustained decline below 2%
    How: BLS CPI-U YoY reading exceeds 5% for >=2 consecutive months between Jun 2026 and end of 2027, then drops sustained below 2% YoY by mid-2028 ('rapid inflation then rapid deflation' shape)
    Source: Mar 2026 CPI 3.30% (rising); Diamandis claim requires UBI-driven spike then AI-productivity collapseconf 20%
    Notes: Both halves must occur in window for thesis hit; 0.20 reflects both-tails compound probability.
  2. 2026-06-01 → 2028-06-30pendingFederal UBI/cash-transfer enacted at scale >=$500B/year
    How: US federal legislation enacts cash-transfer program (UBI, expanded EITC, child allowance, etc.) with annual outlay >=$500B (vs Yang's $2.8T full proposal); CBO score required
    Source: Diamandis cites 'government just printing money around UBI side' as inflation cause; without enactment thesis failsconf 10%
    Notes: Necessary condition for inflation half of claim; very low probability per government-gridlock pattern.
  3. 2026-09-01 → 2028-03-31pendingMoney-supply growth (M2) acceleration >=10% YoY
    How: Fed H.6 release shows M2 YoY growth >=10% for 2+ consecutive months, signaling 'money printing' mechanism Diamandis cites
    Source: Fed M2 series is direct test of money-printing; current growth ~2-4%conf 20%
  4. 2027-01-01 → 2028-06-30pendingAI-driven goods deflation observable in tradable goods CPI subcomponent
    How: BLS CPI core goods (durables) subcomponent shows -2% or steeper YoY decline for 6+ consecutive months, attributed by Fed research papers to AI/automation productivity gains
    Source: RBC + Deloitte forecasts: AI productivity gains expected to show in 2027 data; goods deflation is leading signalconf 40%
  5. 2027-01-01 → 2028-06-30pendingRobotics-driven labor cost decline: humanoid+industrial robot deployment >=500K units cumulative US
    How: International Federation of Robotics annual World Robotics report shows cumulative US robotics deployment (humanoid + industrial) reach 500K units 2026-2028, supporting cost-of-things-toward-zero mechanism
    Source: Diamandis ties deflation to robotics; IFR is canonical trackerconf 35%

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

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z49.8%-1.6pp
Network propagation: 51.4% → 49.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z51.4%-3.0pp
Network propagation: 54.4% → 51.4%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z54.4%-5.6pp
Network propagation: 60.0% → 54.4%
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
killerTK05
Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
30.0%0.0500.600-0.063
killerTK04
Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
25.0%0.0500.600-0.036
killerTK10
$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis
12.0%0.0500.600+0.036
killerTK08
Humanoid Capital Collapse (Figure/Apptronik Flop)
22.0%0.0500.600-0.019
killerTK07
Labor Political Backlash (UBI Mandate / AI Tax)
18.0%0.0500.600+0.003

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

31 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

UDMYBBAISRFMSOUNNVDACOURCRCLDOCNAIADUSGTLBZMAMZNGDDYGOOGLIBMMETAMSFTNFLXORCLRDDTSPOTUBER

Adverse (7)

KKRJNKAPOHYGKREXLYXHB

Prerequisites (5)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
killerTK05Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
killerTK04Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
killerTK08Humanoid Capital Collapse (Figure/Apptronik Flop)
killerTK07Labor Political Backlash (UBI Mandate / AI Tax)
killerTK10$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis

Dependents (0)

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Linked documents (10)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.646manifoldDouble digit USD inflation before 2028 election?37%mentionspending2026-05-26
0.601manifoldWill US CPI inflation (CPI-U, 12-month, June 2026) exceed 4.0%?73%mentionspending2026-06-05
0.587polymarketWill there be no change in Fed interest rates after the July 2026 meeting?94%mentionspending2026-03-19
0.582polymarketWill there be no change in Fed interest rates after the June 2026 meeting?99%mentionspending2025-12-10
0.573arxivInflation and topology from the no-boundary statementionspending2026-05-06
0.571arxivPrimordial black holes from inflation: on the decoupling between large and small scalesmentionspending2026-05-06
0.565arxivPhenomenology of Inflaton-Driven Early QCD Confinement and Solution to Axion Isocurvature Problemmentionspending2026-06-04
0.545arxivUltraviolet completion of Starobinsky inflationmentionspending2026-05-06
0.529polymarketWill Stephen Miran be confirmed as Fed Chair?0%mentionspending2026-03-04
0.524polymarketWill Judy Shelton be confirmed as Fed Chair?0%mentionspending2026-03-04

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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  "context": "we're going to see rapid inflation uh and then rapid uh deinflation as the cost of things begin to drop towards zero. the rapid inflation in the near term is going to come from the government just printing money uh around the whole UBI side. I mean I don't know if you agree with that uh Andrew in terms of this cycle right we basically have a ton of money being printed like we did during co and then as AI and robotics come in and provide over supply of product and services the prices begin to drop dramatically.",
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