246_038predictionSpaceorbital-AI

Data centers are driving frontier labs into space (orbital data centers).

Predictor: Peter Diamandis · ep#246 "SpaceX Goes Public, Claude's Mythos Release, and the US Data Center Delay | EP #246" · source

Prior probability

92.0%

Current probability

59.7%

evolves via intake + LBP

Conviction

4/5

Signal quality

Resolution

hit

Window

2026-04-30 – 2026-11-30

Edges in / out

3 / 1

Tickers exposed

Prediction text

Data centers are driving frontier labs into space (orbital data centers). | this as you said brilliantly Alex is driving data centers into orbit where we don't have to ask anyone's permission | First orbital data-center demonstrator launch

Key catalyst: First orbital data-center demonstrator launch

Watch events: Starcloud Blackwell satellite (Oct 2026); Google Project Suncatcher demo satellite; FCC DC filings

Verbatim quote

From episode "SpaceX Goes Public, Claude's Mythos Release, and the US Data Center Delay | EP #246"

this as you said brilliantly Alex is driving data centers into orbit where we don't have to ask anyone's permission

Resolution evidence

Status: hit

Data centers driving frontier labs to orbit — Starcloud, Google Suncatcher, SpaceX all announced 2025-2026.

Predictor: Peter Diamandis

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22

Full calibration →

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

7 prob_history rows

intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 59.7%

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.

No leading signals identified yet.

2026-04-29hitData centers are driving frontier labs into space (orbital data centers).

No upstream prereqs identified — milestones are derived from window quartiles only. No downstream cascades — this prediction is a leaf in the dependency graph.

What if this resolves?

Clamp this prediction TRUE or FALSE and run a counterfactual Gibbs sample. Surfaces the predictions whose marginals shift most under that assumption.

(live posterior: 60%)

Click a button to clamp this prediction and run a Gibbs sample. Returns the predictions whose marginals shift most. ~30s per run; ideal for stress-testing "if X resolves, what else moves?"

Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first

LBP2026-05-24T02:00:02Z59.7%-1.6pp

Network propagation: 61.2% → 59.6%

4-iter LBP, residual 0.01000 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 806b02f8

LBP2026-05-17T02:00:01Z61.2%-3.1pp

Network propagation: 64.3% → 61.2%

5-iter LBP, residual 0.00689 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e607fa96

LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z64.3%-5.8pp

Network propagation: 70.1% → 64.3%

6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29

LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z70.1%-9.6pp

Network propagation: 79.7% → 70.1%

6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9

LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z79.7%-5.3pp

Network propagation: 85.0% → 79.7%

5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3

LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z85.0%-7.0pp

Network propagation: 92.0% → 85.0%

5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

resolution_terminal2026-04-29T22:23:17Z100.0%+20.3pp

resolution_terminal hit outcome=1.0 pre_resolution=0.797

Raw metadata

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  "source": "backfill_resolution_history.py",
  "status": "hit",
  "bayesian_v2": false,
  "outcome_prob": 1,
  "evidence_kind": "resolution_terminal",
  "posterior_prob": 1,
  "delta_to_outcome": 0.20298000000000005,
  "inside_posterior": 0.79702,
  "validation_notes": "Data centers driving frontier labs to orbit — Starcloud, Google Suncatcher, SpaceX all announced 2025-2026.",
  "validation_status": "hit",
  "pre_resolution_prob": 0.79702,
  "resolution_evidence": "Data centers driving frontier labs to orbit — Starcloud, Google Suncatcher, SpaceX all announced 2025-2026.",
  "does_not_update_current_prob": true
}

Network propagation neighbors

Top edges sorted by latest LBP cross-impact

All propagation →

Top incoming (parents)

Edges that influence THIS node's belief

Kind	Node	Their prob	P(c\|s=T)	P(c\|s=F)	Δ implied
prereq	S_MARS_2026 Mars uncrewed: 2026 transfer window	25.0%	0.920	0.050	-0.329
killer	TK15 SpaceX Starship Catastrophic Failure	12.0%	0.050	0.920	+0.219
killer	TK09 Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)	35.0%	0.050	0.920	+0.019

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

No outgoing edges.

Ticker exposure

28 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (20)

ASTS IRDM PL BKSY TSEM SKYT MRCY GSAT RKLB AMZN BA BAESY IFNNY LHX LMT MCHP NOC STM TDG TXN

Adverse (3)

DISH VSAT SES

Prerequisites (3)

Predictions that must hit first

Type	Pred	Title	Domain	Lag
prereq	S_MARS_2026	Mars uncrewed: 2026 transfer window	mars_uncrewed_landing	—
killer	TK09	Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)	—	—
killer	TK15	SpaceX Starship Catastrophic Failure	—	—

Dependents (1)

Predictions enabled by this

Type	Pred	Title	Domain	Lag
correlate	COD_SPC_006	Vast Haven-1 reaches orbit by end 2026	Space	—

Expected milestones (1)

From Sheet 17 Monitoring Triggers

Expected by	Description	Status
2026-05-31	Vast Haven-1 targeted launch window	overdue

Validations (1)

Resolution events

Observed at	Status	By	Notes
2026-04-29	hit	thesis_timeline_v1.0_import	Data centers driving frontier labs to orbit — Starcloud, Google Suncatcher, SpaceX all announced 2025-2026.

Linked documents (1)

Auto-generated by cosine similarity from Polymarket / Manifold / EDGAR / GDELT

Sim	Source	Title	Market prob	Polarity	Reviewed	Published
0.900	codex_research_pack	NVIDIA - Launches Space Computing, Rocketing AI Into Orbit	—	corroborates	pending	2026-03-16

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook

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  "mode": "THESIS",
  "role": "Host",
  "context": "this is existential for AI and this as you said brilliantly Alex is driving data centers into orbit where we don't have to ask anyone's permission",
  "verbatim": "this as you said brilliantly Alex is driving data centers into orbit where we don't have to ask anyone's permission",
  "direction": "HAPPEN",
  "timeframe": "Near-term",
  "conv_level": "HIGH",
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      "observed_date": "2026-04-29"
    }
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  "granularity": "VAGUE",
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  "source_refs": "AI Futurists Report; techconglobal.com",
  "display_date": "2026-04-29",
  "episode_date": "2026-04-11",
  "key_catalyst": "First orbital data-center demonstrator launch",
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  "futurist_phase": "Phase 1-3 (thesis), Phase 3 (Apr 2031 deployment)",
  "is_macro_claim": false,
  "total_mentions": 2,
  "priority_weight": 5,
  "ps_cluster_tags": [
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    "C7"
  ],
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  "active_end_month": 0,
  "watch_events_raw": "Starcloud Blackwell satellite (Oct 2026); Google Project Suncatcher demo satellite; FCC DC filings",
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  "active_start_month": 0,
  "flag_nia_bracketed": false,
  "resolved_at_source": "validations_observed_at",
  "track_record_grade": "A-",
  "track_record_notes": "Abundance thesis (cost of solar, genomics, compute collapsing) has been directionally vindicated over 15+ years. Specific timing sometimes early (Kurzweil's 2029 vs his 'singularity now' framing). Strong signal aggregator, less strong on original calls.",
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  "primary_scenario_id": "S_MARS_2026",
  "flag_high_conviction": true,
  "milestones_derived_at": "2026-05-02T03:08:50.258368+00:00",
  "reference_class_match": {
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  "validation_status_raw": "CONFIRMED",
  "composite_signal_score": 55.2,
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  "flag_priority_watchlist": false,
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  "ps_displacement_mechanism": "Orbital compute + Starlink backhaul marginalizes geostationary comms and legacy earth-observation providers.",
  "scenario_assignment_reasoning": "predictor='Peter Diamandis' tilt=fast (year~2027) → S_MARS_2026",
  "scenario_assignment_confidence": "MEDIUM",
  "scenario_assignment_similarity": 0.5529
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