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Biovault model will expand; UAE is the first of multiple country partnerships

Predictor: Ben Lamm · ep#245 "AI + Synthetic Biology: The Most Transformative Technology in Human History | Ben Lamm (Colossal)" · source

Prior probability
45.0%
Current probability
37.8%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-04-30 – 2028-12-31
Edges in / out
5 / 0
Tickers exposed
37

Prediction text

Biovault model will expand; UAE is the first of multiple country partnerships | we partnered with the UAE as our first partner... individual countries should have stakeholdership from it. So we partnered with the UAE as our first partner.

Verbatim quote

From episode "AI + Synthetic Biology: The Most Transformative Technology in Human History | Ben Lamm (Colossal)"
we partnered with the UAE as our first partner... individual countries should have stakeholdership from it. So we partnered with the UAE as our first partner.

Predictor: Ben Lamm

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.688
Brier
0.0043
excellent
Hits / Misses
2 / 0
of 3 resolved
Hit rate
66.7%
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)

Evidence about this node from Ben Lamm 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 45%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-03
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 37.8%

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: 7 pending
  1. 2026-09-25pendingQ1 window check-in (25%)
  2. 2026-05-01 → 2027-06-30pendingColossal Biosciences announces second sovereign-state Biovault partnership (post-UAE)
    How: Colossal press release or PR Newswire issuance announces formal partnership with second national government (likely candidates: Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Brazil, Norway, Iceland) to establish a country-specific BioVault facility with sovereign funding
    Source: PR Newswire UAE-Colossal April 2026 'global network' framing; Synbiobeta Global BioVault Initiativeconf 55%
  3. 2027-02-21pendingQ2 window check-in (50%)
  4. 2026-09-01 → 2027-12-31pendingDubai Museum of the Future BioVault facility opens to public visitors
    How: Permanent exhibit or laboratory at Dubai's Museum of the Future opens with public access; Colossal World Preservation Lab announces operational status; first samples accessioned
    Source: The Debrief Colossal-UAE BioVault announcement; Dallas Innovates $60M facility buildconf 55%
  5. 2026-09-01 → 2027-12-31pendingColossal banks first 100 of the 10,000-species target
    How: Colossal scientific update or peer-reviewed paper reports cryopreservation samples for at least 100 distinct endangered species accessioned at Dubai BioVault; matches stated 'most imperiled 100 species' first-year target
    Source: Mens Journal Colossal-UAE coverage; CNN Feb 2026 dire wolf biovault announcementconf 60%
  6. 2027-07-19pendingQ3 window check-in (75%)
  7. 2026-09-01 → 2028-06-30pendingColossal Series D or pre-IPO financing round closes at >=$10B valuation
    How: Bloomberg/Pitchbook/CB Insights records closed Series D or later round at >=$10B post-money; Series C reached $615M total raised post-UAE addition; sovereign LP roster signal of expansion thesis
    Source: Dallas Innovates $60M UAE addition to Series C; Pulse 2.0 partnership coverageconf 45%
  8. 2027-01-01 → 2028-12-31pendingThird or more sovereign Biovault site under construction simultaneously (network confirmation)
    How: Colossal or partner government press confirms construction underway on a third national BioVault site beyond Dubai and one other; the prediction's plural-network claim resolved hit
    Source: Bioxconomy partnership coverage 'global conservation efforts'conf 40%
  9. 2028-01-01 → 2031-12-31pendingFirst de-extinction or rewilded species sourced from BioVault genetic material
    How: Peer-reviewed publication or Colossal press release documents living animal whose genome was reconstructed or restored using DNA samples preserved at a Colossal BioVault facility, post-banking
    Source: Colossal dire wolf 2025 precedent; Yahoo 'Modern Day Noah's Ark' coverageconf 30%

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z37.8%-1.1pp
Network propagation: 38.9% → 37.8%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z38.9%-2.1pp
Network propagation: 40.9% → 38.9%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z40.9%-4.1pp
Network propagation: 45.0% → 40.9%
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
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Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
killerTK09
Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)
35.0%0.0500.450-0.068
killerTK05
Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
30.0%0.0500.450-0.048
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.450+0.032
killerTK02
AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption)
12.0%0.0500.450+0.024
killerTK01
AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
15.0%0.0500.450+0.012

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

37 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

MUWULFIRENEQIXALABAPLDASMIYASMLPLABNVDANBISCRWVAAPLAMTAMZNDELLGOOGLIRMLNVGYMETAMSFTORCLSFTBYSTX

Adverse (6)

ACNGENCHGGIBMWNSLRN

Prerequisites (5)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
killerTK09Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)
killerTK05Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
killerTK01AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
killerTK02AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption)
killerTK03AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)

Dependents (0)

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Linked documents (3)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT
SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.550codex_research_packColossal - Woolly Mouse Mammoth gene editing validates de-extinction pipelinecorroboratespending2025-03-04
0.550codex_research_packColossal - Dire Wolf projectcorroboratespending2025-04-07
0.550codex_research_packAxios - Colossal Biosciences reveals bluebuck de-extinction targetcorroboratespending2026-04-30

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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  "mode": "PREDICTION",
  "role": "Guest-CEO",
  "context": "this should be more of a global project. Uh, individual countries should have stakeholdership from it. So we partnered with the UAE as our first partner.",
  "verbatim": "we partnered with the UAE as our first partner... individual countries should have stakeholdership from it. So we partnered with the UAE as our first partner.",
  "conv_cues": "first partner",
  "direction": "HAPPEN",
  "timeframe": "Future",
  "conv_level": "MEDIUM",
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