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GPT-5.5 Spud will have equal or greater capability to Mythos.

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

Prior probability
60.0%
Current probability
49.5%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
3/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
Edges in / out
10 / 5
Tickers exposed
37

Prediction text

GPT-5.5 Spud will have equal or greater capability to Mythos. | it's also been cited that spud will be of equal capability to mythos or more.

Verbatim quote

From episode "SpaceX Goes Public, Claude's Mythos Release, and the US Data Center Delay | EP #246"
it's also been cited that spud will be of equal capability to mythos or more.

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

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 60%2026-04-302026-05-032026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 49.5%

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: 8 fired ✓ · 1 pending
  1. 2026-04-23hitGPT-5.5 ('Spud') releases on or before April 23, 2026
    How: OpenAI ships GPT-5.5 to consumers and API on or before April 23, 2026; this is the model Diamandis nicknamed 'Spud'
    Source: OpenAI — Introducing GPT-5.5 (April 23, 2026)conf 99%
    Notes: HIT — GPT-5.5 ('Spud' codename) shipped on schedule.
  2. 2026-04-23hitGPT-5.5 leads Claude Opus 4.7 ('Mythos') on Terminal-Bench 2.0
    How: GPT-5.5 achieves Terminal-Bench 2.0 score >= Claude Opus 4.7 in published benchmark comparison
    Source: Build Fast With AI — GPT-5.5 vs Claude (82.7% vs 69.4% on Terminal-Bench)conf 95%
    Notes: HIT — GPT-5.5 leads Terminal-Bench by 13+ points and FrontierMath by 8 points. Confirms 'equal or greater' in coding/math.
  3. 2026-04-23hitOpenAI publishes GPT-5.5 system card with capability/safety scores
    How: OpenAI Deployment Safety Hub publishes GPT-5.5 system card with autonomous capability evaluations, dangerous capability tests, and safety mitigations
    Source: OpenAI Deployment Safety Hub — GPT-5.5 system cardconf 99%
    Notes: HIT.
  4. 2026-04-25partialMixed evaluation: Tom's Guide / blind testing shows Claude Opus 4.7 still wins broader categories
    How: Independent blind comparison (e.g., Tom's Guide multi-category test) shows Claude Opus 4.7 winning on writing/reasoning/multimodal vs GPT-5.5
    Source: Build Fast With AI — Tom's Guide tested GPT-5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.7 across 7 categories; GPT-5.5 lost in all 7conf 95%
    Notes: PARTIAL — depending on benchmark, GPT-5.5 either leads (Terminal-Bench/FrontierMath) or loses (Tom's Guide qualitative). Diamandis claim 'equal capability or more' is partially supported.
  5. 2026-06-01 → 2026-11-30pendingAnthropic ships Claude Opus 4.8 / 5.0 reclaiming benchmark lead
    How: Anthropic releases successor to Claude Opus 4.7 reclaiming Terminal-Bench / FrontierMath / OSWorld leadership over GPT-5.5
    Source: Anticipated — Anthropic's typical 6-month release cadenceconf 75%
    Notes: Cascade — direct competitor response to Spud closing the gap to Mythos.

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z49.5%-1.2pp
Network propagation: 50.7% → 49.5%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z50.7%-2.2pp
Network propagation: 52.9% → 50.7%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z52.9%-2.9pp
Network propagation: 55.8% → 52.9%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z55.8%-4.2pp
Network propagation: 60.0% → 55.8%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

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Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
30.0%0.0500.600-0.060
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.600+0.050

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Ticker exposure

37 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

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Adverse (6)

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Prerequisites (10)

Predictions that must hit first
TypePredTitleDomainLag
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prereqSEM_014Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025).Manufacturing
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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
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)

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prereq242_031Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2-5 yearsMarkets/Stocks
prereq230_020Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license.Auto/Transport

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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