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Universal High Income will be implemented

Predictor: Elon Musk · ep#239 "Elon Musk: The Economy Will Be 10x the Size in 10 Years | #239" · source

Prior probability
55.0%
Current probability
43.7%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
4/5
Signal quality
B
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2040-12-31
Edges in / out
6 / 5
Tickers exposed
21

Prediction text

Universal High Income will be implemented | I do think we'll have universal high income. We're basically just issue money to people

Verbatim quote

From episode "Elon Musk: The Economy Will Be 10x the Size in 10 Years | #239"
I do think we'll have universal high income. We're basically just issue money to people

Resolution evidence

Status: pending

Musk UHI; long-term thesis.

Predictor: Elon Musk

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0142
excellent
Hits / Misses
1 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
33.3%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Elon Musk 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 55%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-24
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 43.7%

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: 3 fired ✓ · 6 pending
  1. 2026-12-31pendingWashington State Evergreen Basic Income Pilot final report (Dec 2026) recommends ongoing program
    How: DSHS report to Legislature and Governor (statutorily required by Dec 1, 2026) explicitly recommends conversion of Evergreen pilot to ongoing basic-income program
    Source: Washington HB 1045 (2023-24) — Evergreen Basic Income Pilot statuteconf 50%
  2. 2026-06-01 → 2027-12-31pendingFederal Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2025 (H.R.5830) reaches committee markup or floor vote
    How: Congress.gov status moves beyond 'introduced' to committee markup, vote, or appropriation; $495M/yr authorization 2026-2030 receives any appropriation in an enacted bill
    Source: Congress.gov H.R.5830 - 119th Congressconf 45%
  3. 2027-01-01 → 2030-12-31pendingAI-driven unemployment crosses 6% national rate, formally cited by BLS or Treasury as driver
    How: BLS monthly employment situation report or Treasury macro outlook attributes >=1.0pp of unemployment-rate rise specifically to AI/automation displacement; or CBO publishes official AI-displacement analysis
    Source: BLS Employment Situation, CBO Long-Term Budget Outlookconf 40%
  4. 2027-01-01 → 2032-12-31pendingAt least one US state enacts a permanent (non-pilot) guaranteed-income / UBI statute funded statewide
    How: State legislature passes and governor signs a statute providing recurring, non-time-limited cash payments to a defined adult population (not foster youth or homeless subsets); funding line appears in state budget
    Source: Guaranteed Income Pilots Dashboard (state legislative tracker)conf 30%
  5. 2027-01-01 → 2032-12-31pendingFlorida/Illinois-style UBI prohibition spread reverses; pre-emption laws repealed in any state
    How: State legislature in FL or IL (or any state with active UBI pre-emption statute) passes legislation repealing the prohibition on local guaranteed-income programs
    Source: InsureMojo State UBI Regulatory Update; state legislative trackersconf 25%
  6. 2028-01-01 → 2035-12-31pendingFederal stimulus / direct-payment program triggered specifically by AI-displacement framing (not pandemic, not recession)
    How: Congress enacts and President signs legislation providing recurring monthly federal cash transfers to working-age adults, with Findings section or floor record citing AI/automation labor displacement as primary justification
    Source: Congress.gov, Federal Registerconf 25%

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(live posterior: 44%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-24T02:00:02Z43.7%-1.1pp
Network propagation: 44.8% → 43.7%
4-iter LBP, residual 0.01000 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 806b02f8
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z44.8%-1.5pp
Network propagation: 46.3% → 44.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z46.3%-2.2pp
Network propagation: 48.5% → 46.3%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z48.5%-2.2pp
Network propagation: 50.7% → 48.5%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z50.7%-4.3pp
Network propagation: 55.0% → 50.7%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

Network propagation neighbors

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All propagation →

Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq242_057
Artemis 2 launches April 1, 2026 - circumlunar missionPeter Diamandis
56.2%0.5500.050-0.113
prereqS_ASI_SLOW_2040PLUS
ASI slow: post-2040 / soft takeoff
60.0%0.5500.050-0.087
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.550+0.063
killerTK01
AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
15.0%0.0500.550+0.038
prereq235_038
David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trialPeter Diamandis
74.0%0.5500.050-0.021

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq239_009
People will be on Mars within 10 yearsElon Musk
30.9%0.5500.050-0.044
prereq235_030
Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203Ray Kurzweil
39.2%0.7500.050-0.041
prereq232_047
Mass drivers on the moon will shoot AI satellites into deep Elon Musk
30.0%0.5500.050-0.034
prereq239_008
Moon base will exist in 10 yearsElon Musk
28.8%0.5500.050-0.023
prereqSEM_034
True artificial general intelligence will be achieved betweeDemis Hassabis
28.7%0.5500.050-0.022

Ticker exposure

21 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (14)

SOUNNVDAGTLBAIBBAITCEHYAMZNBABAGOOGLIBMMETAMSFTORCLSHOP

Adverse (7)

ACNCTSHFRSHCHGGIBMINFYPEGA

Prerequisites (6)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq238_009Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out)AI
prereq235_038David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trials with Life Biosciences in March 2026.Biotech/Longevity
prereq242_057Artemis 2 launches April 1, 2026 - circumlunar missionSpace
prereqS_ASI_SLOW_2040PLUSASI slow: post-2040 / soft takeoffasi_recursive_self_improvement
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK03AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)

Dependents (5)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq235_030Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033.Biotech/Longevity
prereqSEM_034True artificial general intelligence will be achieved between 2032 and 2042 — 'first we solve AI, then use AI to solve everything else'.AI/AGI
prereq239_008Moon base will exist in 10 yearsSpace
prereq239_009People will be on Mars within 10 yearsSpace
prereq232_047Mass drivers on the moon will shoot AI satellites into deep space; self-sustaining lunar city will follow.Space

Linked documents (5)

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Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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