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Settlement will include granting equity stake on OpenAI cap table for Elon in ultimate IPO

Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross · ep#247 "Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman, AI Job Loss, and OpenAI's $852B Valuation EP #247" · source

Prior probability
40.0%
Current probability
34.6%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
2/5
Signal quality
C
Resolution
pending
Window
2026-06-01 – 2026-06-30
Edges in / out
11 / 5
Tickers exposed
37

Prediction text

Settlement will include granting equity stake on OpenAI cap table for Elon in ultimate IPO | I would assume that part of one of the opportunities for convergence would be granting some sort of equity stake on the cap table for Elon in an ultimate IPO, which my understanding is he he doesn't have.

Watch events: OpenAI next funding round; IPO timing; revenue disclosures

Verbatim quote

From episode "Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman, AI Job Loss, and OpenAI's $852B Valuation EP #247"
I would assume that part of one of the opportunities for convergence would be granting some sort of equity stake on the cap table for Elon in an ultimate IPO, which my understanding is he he doesn't have.

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: ipo_trillion_plus

Linked via embedding similarity 0.557

Trillion-dollar private company IPO at announced valuation within 12 months of S-1

Base rate
50.0%
2/4 historical
Inside weight
Outside weight
no pull
inside 34.6% → blend 34.6% 0.0pp)

Tetlock-style outside view: at TRF=1 (just predicted), outside view dominates (w_in=0.3). At TRF=0 (deadline), inside view dominates (w_in=1.0). The blend regularizes overconfident inside views toward the historical base rate.

Probability over time

6 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 40%2026-04-302026-04-302026-05-10
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 34.6%

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: 5 fired ✓
  1. 2026-04-27hitMusk v. Altman / OpenAI trial begins in federal court
    How: Trial begins in U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal., Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers) on breach of charitable trust + unjust enrichment claims; confirmed by NPR, CNN, CNBC live coverage
    Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/openai-trial-elon-musk-sam-altman-live-updates.htmlconf 99%
  2. 2026-05-15 → 2026-08-31pendingTrial verdict, settlement, or dismissal announced
    How: Court issues verdict, parties announce settlement, or judge dismisses case; documented via PACER docket, NYT/CNN/Bloomberg coverage. Trial proceedings expected to run through mid-May 2026
    Source: https://invezz.com/news/2026/05/01/musk-vs-altman-the-150b-lawsuit-that-could-derail-the-ai-ipo-of-the-century/conf 85%
  3. 2026-06-01 → 2026-12-31pendingSettlement terms or judgment include Musk-related equity provision in OpenAI Group PBC
    How: Public settlement docs, court order, or post-trial filings include explicit equity allocation, warrants, or pre-IPO share grant to Musk, Musk-controlled entity, or OpenAI Foundation directing benefit to Musk; confirmed via SEC filing, court doc, or company announcement
    Source: https://allaboutlawyer.com/musk-vs-altman-openai-breach-charitable-trust-lawsuit/conf 20%
  4. 2026-08-01 → 2026-12-31pendingOpenAI files S-1 with SEC for trillion-dollar IPO
    How: OpenAI Group PBC files Form S-1 (or S-1/A) with SEC for IPO; if Musk holds equity stake, S-1 cap-table will show; confirmed via SEC EDGAR
    Source: https://tech-insider.org/musk-vs-altman-openai-lawsuit-trial-130-billion-2026/conf 40%
  5. 2026-11-01 → 2027-06-30pendingCascade: OpenAI completes IPO with Musk listed as cap-table party
    How: OpenAI prices and lists shares; closing prospectus shows Elon Musk or Musk Foundation listed as named beneficial owner / pre-IPO equity holder of any size
    Source: https://www.trendingtopics.eu/openai-vs-elon-musk/conf 15%
  6. 2026-09-01 → 2028-12-31pendingCascade: AI sector M&A or governance precedent established re: nonprofit-to-PBC conversions
    How: Court ruling or settlement is cited in subsequent AI-lab / non-profit conversion (e.g., Anthropic governance change, FTC/AG action) as binding or persuasive precedent on nonprofit charitable-trust conversions
    Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5795661/trial-openai-elon-musk-sam-altmanconf 35%

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: 35%)

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
LBP2026-05-10T02:00:02Z34.6%-1.9pp
Network propagation: 36.5% → 34.6%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00584 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run e5c18d29
LBP2026-05-03T02:00:01Z36.5%-3.7pp
Network propagation: 40.2% → 36.5%
6-iter LBP, residual 0.00677 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v3 · run 1a683ac9
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z40.2%-6.7pp
Network propagation: 47.0% → 40.2%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
legacy v12026-04-30T16:13:50Z47.0%+6.3pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.400 blend=0.470 w_in=0.30 ipo_trillion_plus
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z40.7%-6.3pp
Network propagation: 47.0% → 40.7%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef
legacy v12026-04-30T01:56:50Z47.0%+7.0pp
reference_class_assigned bayesian_v2 inside=0.400 blend=0.470 w_in=0.30 ipo_trillion_plus

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
killerTK09
Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall)
35.0%0.0500.400-0.069
prereqSEM_015
Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directJensen Huang
66.3%0.4000.050-0.062
prereqSEM_027
Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5Joseph Moore
68.3%0.4000.050-0.061
killerTK05
Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028)
30.0%0.0500.400-0.051
prereqSEM_012
Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doublingJensen Huang
75.0%0.4000.050-0.037

Top outgoing (children)

Predictions THIS node influences

KindNodeTheir probP(c|s=T)P(c|s=F)Δ implied
prereq248_040
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53.0%0.9200.050-0.187
prereq244_019
Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 yearsPeter Diamandis
48.4%0.9200.050-0.141
prereq247_023
AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does Dave Blundin
40.8%0.7200.050-0.132
prereq242_031
Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2Peter Diamandis
36.1%0.6500.050-0.109
prereq232_055
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35.5%0.7000.050-0.086

Ticker exposure

37 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (24)

MUWULFIRENEQIXALABAPLDASMIYASMLPLABNVDANBISCRWVAAPLAMTAMZNDELLGOOGLIRMLNVGYMETAMSFTORCLSFTBYSTX

Adverse (6)

ACNGENCHGGIBMWNSLRN

Prerequisites (11)

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
correlateS_IPO_TRILLION_2026First $1T+ IPO in 2026ipo_trillion_plus
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 (5)

Predictions enabled by this
TypePredTitleDomainLag
prereq244_019Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 yearsAuto/Transport
prereq248_040Pausing AI will fail and only accelerate race dynamics.AI
prereq247_023AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does imminentlyAI
prereq232_055We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive self-improvement unfolds.AI
prereq242_031Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2-5 yearsMarkets/Stocks

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0.586polymarketWill GameStop acquire eBay?14%mentionspending2026-05-04
0.578edgar_8kAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP) (CIK 0000004904)mentionspending2026-05-05

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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