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242_045predictionAIeconomy

AI will redesign data centers, energy supplies, and entire economy

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

Prior probability
50.0%
Current probability
37.2%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
4/5
Signal quality
B
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2029-03-31
Edges in / out
6 / 0
Tickers exposed
31

Prediction text

AI will redesign data centers, energy supplies, and entire economy | it's going to eat further out and redesign the data centers and the energy supplies and then the entire economy

Verbatim quote

From episode "Elon Enters the Chip Race, the S&P 500 Repricing, and Human Drivers Will Become Illegal | EP #242"
it's going to eat further out and redesign the data centers and the energy supplies and then the entire economy

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

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 50%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 37.2%

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: 1 fired ✓ · 6 pending
  1. 2026-04-30hitAI capex hits 2% of US GDP — economy-redesign signal
    How: Citadel Securities / NBER tracker confirms AI infra capex at 2% of US GDP
    Source: https://www.citadelsecurities.com/news-and-insights/2026-global-intelligence-crisis/conf 90%
    Notes: HIT — economy redesign starts with capital reallocation; 2% of GDP into AI confirms direction.
  2. 2026-11-04pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
  3. 2026-06-01 → 2027-06-30pendingFirst gigawatt-scale AI-purpose-built datacenter campus operational
    How: Single-site datacenter exceeding 1GW of AI-dedicated load (e.g., Stargate, Microsoft, xAI Memphis) reaches operational status with public confirmation
    Source: https://situational-awareness.ai/conf 75%
    Notes: Datacenter redesign — gigawatt-class AI campuses are unprecedented in pre-AI infrastructure.
  4. 2027-05-12pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
  5. 2026-06-01 → 2028-06-30pendingFirst nuclear reactor restart explicitly contracted for AI datacenter (Three Mile Island/Microsoft style)
    How: PPA / restart announcement linking nuclear unit (SMR or restarted unit) to AI datacenter load with FERC filing
    Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-world/energy-as-currency-the-economics-of-power-in-the-age-of-aiconf 70%
    Notes: Energy redesign — Three Mile Island/Microsoft set the template; sustained pattern is the milestone.
  6. 2027-01-01 → 2028-06-30pendingAI-recommended industrial process redesign deployed at Fortune 500 plant scale
    How: Public announcement of AI-architected industrial process (e.g., chemicals, semiconductors, materials) deployed at production-scale plant, not just lab
    Source: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/technology/how-ai-could-usher-new-age-scientific-discovery/conf 55%
  7. 2027-11-17pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
  8. 2027-12-31 → 2028-12-31pendingUS electricity production grows >10% YoY explicitly tied to AI demand
    How: EIA reports >10% YoY US electricity production growth with explicit AI-datacenter attribution in CEA / DoE commentary
    Source: https://situational-awareness.ai/conf 45%
    Notes: Aschenbrenner explicitly forecasted 'growing US electricity production by 10s of percent'; first 10% YoY year is the milestone.

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(live posterior: 37%)

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z37.2%-1.6pp
Network propagation: 38.8% → 37.2%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z38.8%-3.2pp
Network propagation: 42.0% → 38.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z42.0%-2.7pp
Network propagation: 44.7% → 42.0%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z44.7%-5.3pp
Network propagation: 50.0% → 44.7%
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
prereqS_AGI_MID_2029
AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 path
35.0%0.5000.050-0.165
killerTK10
$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis
12.0%0.0500.500+0.074
killerTK07
Labor Political Backlash (UBI Mandate / AI Tax)
18.0%0.0500.500+0.047
killerTK09
Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)
35.0%0.0500.500-0.030
killerTK04
Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
25.0%0.0500.500+0.015

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

31 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

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Adverse (7)

KKRJNKAPOHYGKREXLYXHB

Prerequisites (6)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereqS_AGI_MID_2029AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 pathagi_general_capability
killerTK09Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)
killerTK05Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
killerTK04Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
killerTK07Labor Political Backlash (UBI Mandate / AI Tax)
killerTK10$100T Sovereign Debt Crisis

Dependents (0)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
No dependents

Expected milestones (1)

From Sheet 17 Monitoring Triggers
Expected byDescriptionStatus
2031-03-31[Capability 2031-03] or the trillions of dollars of AI capex [242_045] AI will redesign data centers, energy supplies, and entire economypending

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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