Virtual cell simulation by end of decade (2030)
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross · ep#247 "Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman, AI Job Loss, and OpenAI's $852B Valuation EP #247" · source
Prediction text
Virtual cell simulation by end of decade (2030) | I agree. Virtual cell by the end of the decade.
Verbatim quote
I agree. Virtual cell by the end of the decade.
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2026-09-01 → 2027-03-31pendingArc Institute Virtual Cell Challenge 2026 results show >2x improvement over State baselineHow: Annual Arc Virtual Cell Challenge 2026 reports winning model's accuracy on perturbation prediction task >=2x the 2025 baseline (State trained on 170M cells)Source: https://arcinstitute.org/news/evo-2-one-year-laterconf 70%
- 2026-06-01 → 2027-12-31pendingCZI rBio / TranscriptFormer next-gen model published with whole-cell perturbation predictionHow: CZI publishes follow-on model trained across all major cell types making accurate predictions of phenotype change from gene perturbation across multiple cell linesSource: https://chanzuckerberg.com/blog/rbio-reasoning-ai-model/conf 65%
- 2026-06-01 → 2027-12-31pendingNvidia or major cloud announces dedicated virtual-cell training compute partnershipHow: Public announcement: Nvidia (Evo 2 collaborator), Google DeepMind (AlphaFold cell-bio extension), or major cloud provider commits >$500M compute to virtual-cell foundation modelsSource: https://arcinstitute.org/news/evo-2-one-year-laterconf 55%
- 2027-01-01 → 2028-12-31pendingFirst peer-reviewed virtual-cell prediction validated wet-lab in independent academic studyHow: Independent academic group publishes paper showing virtual cell model prediction (perturbation-to-phenotype) confirmed in wet-lab to >=80% accuracy across novel perturbationsSource: https://chanzuckerberg.com/science/technology/virtual-cells/conf 60%
- 2028-06-01 → 2030-06-30pendingFirst FDA-acceptable in-silico virtual-cell experiment cited in IND submissionHow: FDA Investigational New Drug filing accepts virtual-cell simulation result as supporting evidence (not full replacement) for at least one preclinical questionSource: Internal estimate based on FDA Modernization Act 2.0 trajectoryconf 40%
- 2030-06-01 → 2032-06-30pendingCascade: First drug program with discovery anchor in virtual-cell simulation enters Phase 1How: Pharma or biotech press release / clinicaltrials.gov filing for Phase 1 trial whose IND explicitly cites virtual-cell simulation as primary discovery methodSource: Internal estimateconf 45%
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Evidence chain
Network propagation neighbors
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 | 234_012 Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 202 — Peter Diamandis | 67.1% | 0.500 | 0.050 | -0.067 |
| prereq | SEM_005 Stargate is a $500 billion multiyear capex program for distr — Sam Altman | 72.3% | 0.500 | 0.050 | -0.065 |
| killer | TK03 AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | 10.0% | 0.050 | 0.500 | +0.039 |
| prereq | 235_002 Anthropic will exceed OpenAI in revenue this year (2026). — Dave Blundin | 74.6% | 0.500 | 0.050 | -0.035 |
| prereq | SEM_012 Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling — Jensen Huang | 75.0% | 0.500 | 0.050 | -0.032 |
Top outgoing (children)
Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 246_016 Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203 — Peter Diamandis | 35.6% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.060 |
| prereq | 235_030 Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203 — Ray Kurzweil | 39.2% | 0.750 | 0.050 | -0.055 |
| prereq | 240_036 TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electr — Peter Diamandis | 34.3% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.046 |
| prereq | 239_008 Moon base will exist in 10 years — Elon Musk | 28.8% | 0.550 | 0.050 | -0.033 |
| prereq | SEM_034 True artificial general intelligence will be achieved betwee — Demis Hassabis | 28.7% | 0.550 | 0.050 | -0.032 |
Ticker exposure
Beneficiaries (23)
Adverse (6)
Prerequisites (8)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 234_012 | Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 2026 | Markets/Stocks | — |
| prereq | 235_002 | Anthropic will exceed OpenAI in revenue this year (2026). | AI | — |
| prereq | SEM_008 | Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025. | AI | — |
| prereq | SEM_012 | Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering. | AI/Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_005 | Stargate is a $500 billion multiyear capex program for distributed AI data-center construction (2025-2028, with Trump administration partnership). | AI/Infrastructure | — |
| killer | TK14 | Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates) | — | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
Dependents (5)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 235_030 | Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033. | Biotech/Longevity | — |
| prereq | 246_016 | Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034. | Space | — |
| prereq | 240_036 | TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040 | Energy | — |
| prereq | SEM_034 | True artificial general intelligence will be achieved between 2032 and 2042 — 'first we solve AI, then use AI to solve everything else'. | AI/AGI | — |
| prereq | 239_008 | Moon base will exist in 10 years | Space | — |
Expected milestones (1)
| Expected by | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2030-12-31 | [Biology 2030-12] neurological diseases by end of decade [247_031] Virtual cell simulation by end of decade (2030) | pending |
Linked documents (1)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.650 | manifold | Will I be alive at the end of 2029? | 91% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-11 |
Raw metadata
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