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Next frontier of AI infrastructure is space

Predictor: Peter Diamandis · ep#241 "Eric Schmidt on the Robotics Race, Singularity Timeline, and Energy Shortage" · source

Prior probability
60.0%
Current probability
51.1%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-06-01 – 2026-06-30
Edges in / out
12 / 5
Tickers exposed
33

Prediction text

Next frontier of AI infrastructure is space | if the next frontier is space, then but there's no there's no investment community in space

Verbatim quote

From episode "Eric Schmidt on the Robotics Race, Singularity Timeline, and Energy Shortage"
if the next frontier is space, then but there's no there's no investment community in space

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

4 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 60%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 51.1%

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. 2026-05-01 → 2026-12-31pendingSpaceX 'orbital data center' constellation FCC application reaches public comment milestone
    How: FCC IBFS docket for SpaceX million-satellite orbital-data-center constellation enters formal public-comment period; covered by FCC notice and trade press (Space News, DCD).
    Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/spacex-files-for-million-satellite-orbital-ai-data-center-megaconstellation/conf 65%
  2. 2026-06-01 → 2027-09-30pendingStarcloud or Sophia Space deploys >=10 H100/H200-class GPUs in commercial orbital cluster
    How: Starcloud or Sophia Space announces or demonstrates orbital deployment of 10 or more datacenter-grade GPUs operating in coordinated cluster, with paying customer workload run.
    Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/starcloud-raises-170-million-series-ato-build-data-centers-in-space/conf 60%
  3. 2026-06-01 → 2027-12-31pendingCumulative VC funding to space-based AI infrastructure startups crosses $2B
    How: PitchBook/Crunchbase aggregate disclosed funding to space-based-data-center startups (Starcloud, Sophia, Lumen Orbit, etc.) crosses $2B cumulative; baseline ~$200-400M April 2026.
    Source: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/orbital-ai-seattle-area-startup-starcloud-hits-1-1b-valuation-to-build-space-based-data-centers/conf 70%
  4. 2027-01-01 → 2028-06-30pendingFirst space-based AI inference SLA offered to enterprise customers
    How: Any orbital compute provider publishes a service-level agreement for AI inference (latency/uptime targets) sold to enterprise customers, distinct from research demos.
    Source: https://siliconangle.com/2026/04/14/ai-satellite-constellation-startup-orbital-gets-funded-andreessen-horowitz-verify-space-based-data-center-concept/conf 45%
  5. 2028-01-01 → 2031-12-31pendingCascade: Major terrestrial hyperscaler (AWS/Azure/GCP) announces orbital region
    How: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud publicly announces a launched or imminent space-based availability region for AI workloads.
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_data_centerconf 40%
  6. 2028-01-01 → 2032-12-31pendingCascade: First gigawatt-scale orbital data center milestone announced
    How: Any operator (SpaceX, Starcloud, Google, etc.) publicly states it has reached or contracted 1 GW of orbital compute capacity; reported by major financial media.
    Source: https://research.google/blog/exploring-a-space-based-scalable-ai-infrastructure-system-design/conf 35%

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(live posterior: 51%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z51.1%-1.1pp
Network propagation: 52.2% → 51.1%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z52.2%-1.7pp
Network propagation: 53.9% → 52.2%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z53.9%-2.4pp
Network propagation: 56.3% → 53.9%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z56.3%-3.7pp
Network propagation: 60.0% → 56.3%
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
prereq234_012
Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 202Peter Diamandis
67.1%0.6000.050-0.096
prereqSEM_042
2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finallKevin Weil
73.8%0.6000.050-0.061
prereqSEM_012
Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doublingJensen Huang
75.0%0.6000.050-0.053
prereqSEM_008
Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will coDario Amodei
76.9%0.6000.050-0.043
prereq238_009
Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longAlex Wissner-Gross
78.1%0.6000.050-0.037

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq232_055
We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive sePeter Diamandis
35.5%0.7000.050+0.023
prereq231_013
Math is cooked (will be solved), physics cooked, biology chaAlex Wissner-Gross
35.4%0.6200.050-0.017
prereqCMQ_002
By 2028, AI systems will reach 'independent researcher' leveSam Altman
31.4%0.5500.050-0.012
prereq235_030
Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203Ray Kurzweil
39.2%0.7500.050+0.011
prereq241_043
ASI will arrive within 2 years to 5 years to this next decadPeter Diamandis
35.9%0.6500.050-0.006

Ticker exposure

33 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

SOUNCRWVSITMNVDAARMGTLBBBAITSMAPLDCEVAAIMSFTMRVLSFTBYORCLQCOMAVGOBABAAMDGOOGLIBMAMZNMETA

Adverse (6)

WNSCHGGCTSHIBMINFYACN

Prerequisites (12)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq234_012Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 2026Markets/Stocks
prereq238_009Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out)AI
prereqSEM_008Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025.AI
prereqSEM_0422025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream.AI/Agents
prereqSEM_012Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering.AI/Manufacturing
correlateS_NO_AI_PAUSE_5YNo major AI pause through 2031ai_regulatory_pause
correlateS_ASI_SLOW_2040PLUSASI slow: post-2040 / soft takeoffasi_recursive_self_improvement
correlateS_NO_RECESSION_5YNo NBER recession through 2031macro_recession
killerTK14Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates)
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK15SpaceX Starship Catastrophic Failure
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
prereq232_055We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive self-improvement unfolds.AI
prereq241_043ASI will arrive within 2 years to 5 years to this next decadeAI
prereq231_013Math is cooked (will be solved), physics cooked, biology char broiled.AI
prereqCMQ_002By 2028, AI systems will reach 'independent researcher' level — driving autonomous scientific discoveries without human intervention.AI

Linked documents (2)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.744manifoldBy the end of 2028, will the lowest cost way to generate AI compute be in space?4%mentionspending2026-05-03
0.687manifoldWhich Epoch AI FrontierMath open problem will be solved next?mentionspending2026-04-23

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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