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242_056predictionMacro/EconomyAI-scaling

AI models will become manager of entire economy, not just picking off mom/pop businesses

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
30.0%
Current probability
25.0%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
B
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2028-12-31
Edges in / out
12 / 5
Tickers exposed
37

Prediction text

AI models will become manager of entire economy, not just picking off mom/pop businesses | a sort of a stealth way for AI to become a manager of the entire economy and not just picking off mom and pop businesses on the margins

Verbatim quote

From episode "Elon Enters the Chip Race, the S&P 500 Repricing, and Human Drivers Will Become Illegal | EP #242"
a sort of a stealth way for AI to become a manager of the entire economy and not just picking off mom and pop businesses on the margins

Resolution evidence

Status: pending

AI managing 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

3 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 30%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-03
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 25.0%

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: 4 fired ✓ · 4 pending
  1. 2026-09-01 → 2027-12-31pendingAI-managed enterprise agent crosses verified $1B in autonomous purchasing/procurement decisions in single year
    How: Customer case study, SEC filing, or 10-K disclosure shows enterprise agent system executed >=$1B in non-rubber-stamped purchasing/procurement decisions in trailing 12 months
    Source: OneReach AI Agentic AI Stats 2026; Deloitte State of AI 2026conf 55%
  2. 2026-09-01 → 2028-06-30pendingPublic AI-managed investment fund (BlackRock Aladdin Auto, JPMorgan IndexGPT, or new entrant) crosses $100B AUM
    How: Asset manager 13F or AUM disclosure for product explicitly marketed as AI-managed (not just AI-assisted); Aladdin, BlackRock AI Lab, JPMorgan IndexGPT, or equivalent reaches $100B
    Source: BlackRock Aladdin AI roadmap; JPMorgan IndexGPT 2024 launchconf 45%
  3. 2026-09-01 → 2028-06-30pendingFrontier-model agent autonomously runs an SEC-registered fund or RIA business unit
    How: SEC Form ADV or 13F filing names an AI agent system as primary portfolio manager; or RIA discloses that >=50% of buy/sell decisions executed without human approval beyond compliance gating
    Source: Inferred from G2 enterprise agent report multi-agent architecture growth +327% in 4 monthsconf 35%
  4. 2026-12-01 → 2028-12-31pendingFederal Reserve, Treasury, or major central bank publishes formal study on AI agents as systemic financial-market actors
    How: FRB, Treasury OFR, BIS, or ECB publishes paper or staff report explicitly modeling AI agents as price-setting or capital-allocating participants in financial markets
    Source: BIS 2025 AI in finance paper precedent; Treasury OFR research agendaconf 55%
  5. 2027-01-01 → 2028-12-31pendingFederal regulator opens formal rulemaking or enforcement action specifically targeting AI agents in capital allocation
    How: SEC, CFTC, or DOJ Antitrust opens public docket or files complaint where AI agent autonomy in capital deployment is the central regulatory issue
    Source: Inferred cascade from current SEC AI sweep precedentconf 40%
  6. 2027-06-01 → 2030-12-31pendingS&P 500 or major economic index includes AI-managed entity as constituent
    How: S&P, Russell, MSCI adds to index a public company whose stated business model is operating as AI-managed (not AI-assisted) capital allocator
    Source: Inferred far-cascadeconf 20%

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z25.0%-1.9pp
Network propagation: 26.9% → 25.0%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z26.9%-1.2pp
Network propagation: 28.1% → 26.9%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z28.1%-1.9pp
Network propagation: 30.0% → 28.1%
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_RECESSION_2028
NBER recession declared 2028
30.0%0.3000.050-0.125
prereqSEM_015
Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directJensen Huang
66.3%0.3000.050-0.033
prereqSEM_027
Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5Joseph Moore
68.3%0.3000.050-0.032
killerTK05
Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
30.0%0.0500.300-0.025
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.300+0.025

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq232_057
First person to arrive on moon/Mars will find bed made by OpDave Blundin
34.8%0.6000.050-0.166
prereq246_016
Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203Peter Diamandis
35.6%0.6500.050-0.162
prereq242_023
World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036Dave Blundin
34.2%0.6000.050-0.159
prereq230_020
Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's licePeter Diamandis
34.7%0.6500.050-0.152
prereq240_036
TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electrPeter Diamandis
34.3%0.6500.050-0.148

Ticker exposure

37 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

MUWULFIRENEQIXALABAPLDASMIYASMLPLABNVDANBISCRWVAAPLAMTAMZNDELLGOOGLIRMLNVGYMETAMSFTORCLSFTBYSTX

Adverse (6)

ACNGENCHGGIBMWNSLRN

Prerequisites (12)

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_012Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering.AI/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
prereqS_RECESSION_2028NBER recession declared 2028macro_recession
correlateS_NO_RECESSION_5YNo NBER recession through 2031macro_recession
killerTK05Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
killerTK04Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging)
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK02AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption)
killerTK03AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)

Dependents (5)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq230_020Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license.Auto/Transport
prereq246_016Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034.Space
prereq240_036TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040Energy
prereq232_057First person to arrive on moon/Mars will find bed made by Optimus robots; robots not astronauts lead exploration.Robotics
prereq242_023World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036Macro/Economy

Linked documents (10)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.694polymarketWill Alibaba have the best AI model at the end of June 2026?0%mentionspending2025-10-10
0.694polymarketWill Meta have the best AI model at the end of May 2026?0%mentionspending2026-04-13
0.694polymarketWill Alibaba have the best AI model at the end of May 2026?0%mentionspending2026-04-13
0.690polymarketWill OpenAI have the best AI model at the end of May 2026?0%mentionspending2026-04-13
0.688polymarketWill Meta have the best AI model at the end of June 2026?0%mentionspending2025-10-10
0.687polymarketWill Microsoft have the best AI model at the end of May 2026?0%mentionspending2026-04-13
0.687polymarketWill OpenAI have the best AI model at the end of April 2026?0%mentionspending2026-03-20
0.684polymarketWill Google have the best AI model at the end of May 2026?1%mentionspending2026-04-13
0.684polymarketWill Z.ai have the best AI model at the end of June 2026?0%mentionspending2025-10-10
0.683polymarketWill Z.ai have the best AI model at the end of May 2026?0%mentionspending2026-04-13

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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