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Terafab will reach 70% of TSMC's output

Predictor: Peter Diamandis · ep#242 "Elon Enters the Chip Race, the S&P 500 Repricing, and Human Drivers Will Become Illegal | EP #242" · source

Prior probability
60.0%
Current probability
44.9%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2027-09-30
Edges in / out
4 / 0
Tickers exposed
33

Prediction text

Terafab will reach 70% of TSMC's output | terrafab is expected to produce on the order of 70% of TSMC's output

Verbatim quote

From episode "Elon Enters the Chip Race, the S&P 500 Repricing, and Human Drivers Will Become Illegal | EP #242"
terrafab is expected to produce on the order of 70% of TSMC's output

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: fab_construction_3y

Linked via embedding similarity 0.613

Greenfield semiconductor fab construction within 3 years of announce

Base rate
58.0%
7/12 historical
Inside weight
Outside weight
no pull
inside 44.9% → blend 44.9% 0.0pp)

Tetlock-style outside view: at TRF=1 (just predicted), outside view dominates (w_in=0.3). At TRF=0 (deadline), inside view dominates (w_in=1.0). The blend regularizes overconfident inside views toward the historical base rate.

Probability over time

7 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 60%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-17
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 44.9%

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: 2 fired ✓ · 4 pending
  1. 2026-03-21hitMusk announces Terafab semiconductor fab (Tesla/xAI/SpaceX joint)
    How: Public Musk/Tesla/SpaceX announcement of vertically-integrated 2nm fab with target 100k wafer-starts/month; covered by Reuters/Bloomberg/Tom's Hardware
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terafabconf 95%
  2. 2026-04-07hitIntel publicly joins Terafab as foundry-manufacturing partner
    How: Intel + Musk public announcement / press release confirming Intel will provide foundry expertise/capacity for Terafab production
    Source: https://electrek.co/2026/04/07/tesla-terafab-intel-joins-foundry/conf 95%
  3. 2026-07-31pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
  4. 2026-10-31pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
  5. 2027-01-31pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
  6. 2026-09-01 → 2027-12-31pendingTerafab groundbreaking / construction permit filed
    How: Public construction permit filed (Texas/Arizona/Ohio site) OR groundbreaking ceremony confirming Terafab transitioning from announcement to physical build; per state regulator filings or local news
    Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/analyzing-elon-musks-terafab-a-step-towards-tesla-and-spacexs-partial-vertical-integration-or-an-unattainable-dreamconf 40%
  7. 2028-06-01 → 2030-12-31pendingFirst Terafab tool installation / wafer test run
    How: Public announcement of first ASML/AMAT tool install or pilot wafer-test run at Terafab site; per Tesla/xAI press releases or SEC filings
    Source: https://electrek.co/2026/03/16/teslas-terafab-chip-fab-ambitions-ignore-its-total-lack-of-semiconductor-experience/conf 15%
  8. 2030-01-01 → 2032-12-31pendingTerafab production reaches 100k wafer-starts/month (initial target)
    How: Tesla/xAI quarterly disclosure or industry tracker (TechInsights, TrendForce) confirms Terafab achieving stated 100kwspm capacity — measured against TSMC's ~1.5M wspm total (approx 7%)
    Source: https://www.trendforce.com/news/2026/03/23/news-musks-terafab-vision-raises-questions-over-tsmc-impact-advanced-packaging-may-be-best-entry-point/conf 10%
  9. 2032-01-01 → 2035-12-31pendingCascade: Terafab reaches 70% of TSMC output (~1M wspm) — Diamandis claim
    How: Public industry data (TrendForce, IC Insights) shows Terafab wafer-starts/month exceeding 70% of contemporaneous TSMC global output; or Tesla/xAI disclosure of >=1M wspm
    Source: https://techsoda.substack.com/p/from-tsmcs-gigafab-ecosystem-to-theconf 5%

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-17T02:00:01Z44.9%-1.5pp
Network propagation: 46.4% → 44.9%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00689 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e607fa96
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z46.4%-3.0pp
Network propagation: 49.4% → 46.4%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z49.4%-5.9pp
Network propagation: 55.3% → 49.4%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z55.3%-3.3pp
Network propagation: 58.6% → 55.3%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
legacy v12026-04-30T16:13:50Z58.6%+3.3pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.600 blend=0.586 w_in=0.30 fab_construction_3y
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z55.3%-3.3pp
Network propagation: 58.6% → 55.3%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef
legacy v12026-04-30T01:56:50Z58.6%-1.4pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.600 blend=0.586 w_in=0.30 fab_construction_3y

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Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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