We are only 10-15% into the impacts of AI
Predictor: Eric Schmidt · ep#241 "Eric Schmidt on the Robotics Race, Singularity Timeline, and Energy Shortage" · source
Prediction text
We are only 10-15% into the impacts of AI | We're 10 or 15% into the impacts of this. And you can see it. You can feel it. And some of it will happen, some of it will take longer
Verbatim quote
We're 10 or 15% into the impacts of this. And you can see it. You can feel it. And some of it will happen, some of it will take longer
Predictor: Eric Schmidt
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2025-12-31hitEnterprise AI in production reaches 72% (up from 55% in 2024)How: Deloitte 2026 State of AI in Enterprise report (or comparable McKinsey / IDC research) shows 72% of enterprises have at least one AI workload in production, up from 55% in 2024.Source: Deloitte — The State of AI in the Enterprise — 2026 AI reportconf 90%Notes: HIT — concrete quantification of 'we're 10-15% in' framing. Deployment now ramping rapidly.
- 2025-12-31hitMcKinsey 2025: 88% adoption but only 6% see meaningful EBIT impactHow: McKinsey 2025 Global Survey on the State of AI confirms that 88% of enterprises use AI but only 6% see meaningful EBIT impact, validating Schmidt's 'we are only 10-15% in' framing.Source: Banandre — McKinsey's 2025 AI Report: 88% Adoption, 6% Impactconf 85%Notes: HIT — gap between adoption and impact is direct evidence for Schmidt's prediction. We are early in deployment, not in capability.
- 2026-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingFirst country reports AI-attributable productivity growth >1% sustainedHow: BLS, OECD, or central bank reports an AI-attributable productivity growth contribution of more than 1% to total-factor productivity in a developed economy, sustained over 4+ quarters.Source: Anticipated — BLS, OECD, central bank productivity reportsconf 55%Notes: Direct macro test of moving from 'underhyped' to materializing impact, beyond enterprise-survey signals.
- 2026-12-31 → 2028-12-31pendingFrontier-AI capex aggregate exceeds $500B/year cumulativeHow: Combined frontier AI lab + hyperscaler annual capex (Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI Stargate, xAI, Anthropic) exceeds $500B/year, signaling that capital deployment matches Schmidt's 'we are 10-15% in' framing.Source: Anticipated — hyperscaler 10-K capex disclosures, AI-lab funding announcementsconf 70%Notes: Capital-deployment cycle is the leading mechanism for the next 85-90% of impact to land.
- 2027-01-01 → 2030-06-30pendingSchmidt makes follow-up public statement updating '10-15% in' figureHow: Eric Schmidt makes a public statement (TED, podcast, op-ed, congressional testimony) updating his 'we are X% in' framing with a higher percentage estimate.Source: Anticipated — Schmidt public-statement archiveconf 70%Notes: Cascade — direct re-assessment by the speaker validates trajectory.
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Evidence chain
Network propagation neighbors
Top incoming (parents)
Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 234_012 Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 202 — Peter Diamandis | 67.1% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.083 |
| prereq | SEM_005 Stargate is a $500 billion multiyear capex program for distr — Sam Altman | 72.3% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.080 |
| killer | TK03 AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | 10.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | +0.046 |
| prereq | 235_002 Anthropic will exceed OpenAI in revenue this year (2026). — Dave Blundin | 74.6% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.043 |
| prereq | SEM_012 Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling — Jensen Huang | 75.0% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.040 |
Top outgoing (children)
Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 246_016 Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203 — Peter Diamandis | 35.6% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.011 |
| prereq | SEM_034 True artificial general intelligence will be achieved betwee — Demis Hassabis | 28.7% | 0.550 | 0.050 | +0.009 |
| prereq | 239_008 Moon base will exist in 10 years — Elon Musk | 28.8% | 0.550 | 0.050 | +0.008 |
| prereq | 240_036 TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electr — Peter Diamandis | 34.3% | 0.650 | 0.050 | +0.002 |
| prereq | 235_030 Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203 — Ray Kurzweil | 39.2% | 0.750 | 0.050 | +0.002 |
Ticker exposure
Beneficiaries (23)
Adverse (6)
Prerequisites (8)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_008 | Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025. | AI | — |
| prereq | 235_002 | Anthropic will exceed OpenAI in revenue this year (2026). | AI | — |
| prereq | 234_012 | Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 2026 | Markets/Stocks | — |
| prereq | SEM_012 | Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering. | AI/Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_005 | Stargate is a $500 billion multiyear capex program for distributed AI data-center construction (2025-2028, with Trump administration partnership). | AI/Infrastructure | — |
| killer | TK14 | Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates) | — | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
Dependents (5)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 235_030 | Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033. | Biotech/Longevity | — |
| prereq | 246_016 | Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034. | Space | — |
| prereq | 240_036 | TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040 | Energy | — |
| prereq | SEM_034 | True artificial general intelligence will be achieved between 2032 and 2042 — 'first we solve AI, then use AI to solve everything else'. | AI/AGI | — |
| prereq | 239_008 | Moon base will exist in 10 years | Space | — |
Expected milestones (1)
| Expected by | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2030-06-30 | [Capability 2030-06] [241_001] We are only 10-15% into the impacts of AI | pending |
Raw metadata
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