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NVIDIA export controls will get even more aggressive in coming months

Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross · ep#240 "NVIDIA's $1 Trillion Prediction, Anthropic Beats OpenAI, Tesla vs. TSMC & The CS Job Collapse" · source

Prior probability
45.0%
Current probability
38.4%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
Edges in / out
5 / 5
Tickers exposed
30

Prediction text

NVIDIA export controls will get even more aggressive in coming months | the critical product of Nvidia compute is already highly export controlled. It's it it may get even more export controlled over the the coming months.

Verbatim quote

From episode "NVIDIA's $1 Trillion Prediction, Anthropic Beats OpenAI, Tesla vs. TSMC & The CS Job Collapse"
the critical product of Nvidia compute is already highly export controlled. It's it it may get even more export controlled over the the coming months.

Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.844
Brier
0.0341
excellent
Hits / Misses
6 / 1
of 11 resolved
Hit rate
54.5%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Alex Wissner-Gross 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

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Probability over time

4 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 45%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 38.4%

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 fired ✓ · 1 pending
  1. 2025-12-15hitTrump administration approves H200 sales to China with 25% revenue share
    How: Trump administration policy announced: NVIDIA permitted to sell H200 AI chips to Chinese firms in exchange for 25% revenue share to U.S. government; verified by White House / Commerce Dept / major outlet
    Source: https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2026/01/lawmakers-worry-over-new-rule-will-allow-sales-nvidias-h200-chips-china/410696/conf 90%
  2. 2026-01-15hitBIS final rule effective: H200 + AMD MI325X license review made more flexible (NOT more aggressive)
    How: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) final rule on revised license review policy for advanced computing commodities takes effect, allowing case-by-case review of H200/MI325X exports to China per Federal Register
    Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00789/revision-to-license-review-policy-for-advanced-computing-commoditiesconf 95%
  3. 2026-05-01 → 2026-11-30pendingCascade: NVIDIA reports declining China data-center revenue despite policy easing
    How: NVIDIA quarterly earnings (FY27 Q1, Q2, Q3) shows China data-center revenue declines QoQ despite policy easing; reflects Chinese preference for domestic alternatives (Huawei Ascend)
    Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-could-seize-chinas-ai-chip-crown-in-2026-as-nvidias-h200-shipments-stall-in-regulatory-limbo-beijing-pushes-homegrown-ai-hardware-dominance-in-a-market-projected-to-hit-usd67-billion-by-2030conf 65%
  4. 2026-04-01 → 2026-12-31pendingMajor chip-smuggling enforcement action ($100M+ scale) prosecuted
    How: DOJ / Commerce announces indictment / settlement involving illicit export of $100M+ NVIDIA H100/H200 chips to China; verified via DOJ press release / SEC filings
    Source: https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/03/01/chasing-the-chip-smugglers-nvidia-ai-chips-china/conf 70%
  5. 2026-04-30 → 2026-12-31pendingBlackwell architecture remains barred from China sales through 2026
    How: BIS / Commerce Dept maintains export ban on NVIDIA Blackwell (B100/B200/GB200) chips to PRC entities through 2026; no rule change, verified via Federal Register / BIS press releases
    Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/nvidia-china-chip-sales-export-controls-ai-competition.htmlconf 75%

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z38.4%-1.1pp
Network propagation: 39.5% → 38.4%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z39.5%-2.0pp
Network propagation: 41.4% → 39.5%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z41.4%-1.5pp
Network propagation: 42.9% → 41.4%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z42.9%-2.1pp
Network propagation: 45.0% → 42.9%
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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Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereqSEM_015
Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directJensen Huang
66.3%0.4500.050-0.065
prereqSEM_027
Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5Joseph Moore
68.3%0.4500.050-0.065
killerTK02
AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption)
12.0%0.0500.450+0.018
prereqSEM_014
Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated Jensen Huang
86.1%0.4500.050+0.007
prereqSEM_011
Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 20Jensen Huang
85.5%0.4500.050+0.006

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Ticker exposure

30 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

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Adverse (2)

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Prerequisites (5)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereqSEM_011Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips.Capital Markets
prereqSEM_027Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $57B fiscal Q3 revenue; >$4.5T market cap entirely underpinned by AI silicon.Capital Markets
prereqSEM_014Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025).Manufacturing
prereqSEM_015Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directly to US government in exchange for reversing specific AI chip export bans.Policy/Semis
killerTK02AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption)

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Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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