Humans will become microscopic minority of intelligence on Earth and in solar system
Predictor: Elon Musk · ep#239 "Elon Musk: The Economy Will Be 10x the Size in 10 Years | #239" · source
Prediction text
Humans will become microscopic minority of intelligence on Earth and in solar system | We're likely in the very short time to become a minority than a vast minority than a microscopic minority of intelligence on this planet. Um >> yes, not even on this planet but in the solar system.
Verbatim quote
We're likely in the very short time to become a minority than a vast minority than a microscopic minority of intelligence on this planet. Um >> yes, not even on this planet but in the solar system.
Resolution evidence
Humans microscopic minority of intelligence — unfalsifiable in 5y.
Predictor: Elon Musk
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)
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Milestone chain
- 2024-12-23hitMusk states AI superset of single human intelligence by end-2025, all humans by 2027/2028How: Elon Musk publicly states (e.g. via X) AI will exceed any single human's intelligence by end-2025, all humans by 2027/2028, ~100% by 2030Source: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1871083864111919134 — Elon Musk X post on AI surpassing humanityconf 99%
- 2026-01-15hitMusk reaffirms AGI 2026-2027, superintelligence ~2030 timelineHow: Musk reiterates his AGI 2026-2027 + superintelligence ~2030 forecast in major podcast/interviewSource: https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2026/01/elon-musk-expects-true-agi-in-2026-2027-and-superintelligence-about-2030.html — NextBigFuture coverageconf 95%
- 2026-08-09pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
- 2026-11-19pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
- 2026-06-01 → 2027-09-30pendingFrontier AI exceeds aggregate human performance on broad benchmark suiteHow: Frontier model (GPT-5.x, Claude 5, Gemini 3) exceeds aggregate human performance on MMLU-Pro+GPQA+SWE-Bench+HLE composite, per Stanford AI IndexSource: https://spectrum.ieee.org/state-of-ai-index-2026 — Stanford AI Index 2026conf 55%
- 2026-06-01 → 2027-09-30pendingAI-driven compute consumption reaches >1% of global electricityHow: IEA/EIA/Stanford report finds AI training+inference exceeds 1% of global electricity consumption — meaningful step toward Musk's 'AI uses millionfold more energy than civilization' framingSource: IEA Electricity 2026 report; Stanford AI Index energy chapterconf 55%
- 2027-02-28pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
- 2027-01-01 → 2027-09-30pendingIndependent forecaster declares humans 'minority of intelligence' framing acceptedHow: Major independent forecaster (Epoch AI, AI Impacts) publishes estimate that aggregate AI cognitive output exceeds aggregate human cognitive output by ≥10x, validating Musk's 'minority' framingSource: Epoch AI / AI Impacts forecasting publicationsconf 30%Notes: Highly speculative — depends on definitional consensus around 'cognitive output' which currently does not exist.
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Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | S_AGI_FAST_2027 AGI fast: drop-in remote worker by 2027-09 | 30.0% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.217 |
| killer | TK03 AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | 10.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.113 |
| killer | TK01 AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | 15.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.086 |
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Prerequisites (3)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | S_AGI_FAST_2027 | AGI fast: drop-in remote worker by 2027-09 | agi_general_capability | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
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Raw metadata
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