15% probability that AI will solve a Clay Mathematics Institute Millennium Prize problem (likely Navier-Stokes) by end of 2026.
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross
Prediction text
15% probability that AI will solve a Clay Mathematics Institute Millennium Prize problem (likely Navier-Stokes) by end of 2026. | Any peer-reviewed AI-assisted Navier-Stokes breakthrough
Key catalyst: Any peer-reviewed AI-assisted Navier-Stokes breakthrough
Watch events: Clay Mathematics Institute announcements; peer-reviewed mathematics AI-assisted proofs
Resolution evidence
AI proof-assistants (Lean, Terence Tao formalization work) advancing. GPT-5.2 Pro reportedly proving new gluon scattering amplitude formulas. No Millennium Prize yet claimed by AI.
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross
Calibration plot (stated vs observed)
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Probability over time
Milestone chain
- 2026-05-01 → 2026-09-30pendingDeepMind / Google AI fluid-dynamics paper or AlphaProof Navier-Stokes preprint surfacesHow: Peer-reviewed or arXiv preprint from DeepMind/Google or comparable lab claiming new singularity result, blow-up bound, or partial-regularity result for 3D Navier-Stokes; tracked via DeepMind blog + arXiv math.APSource: DeepMind blog 'Discovering new solutions to century-old problems in fluid dynamics' + David Budden public betconf 55%
- 2026-06-01 → 2026-11-30pendingAlphaProof / Gemini Deep Think achieves IMO-gold tier on adult research math benchmark (FrontierMath / Putnam)How: Public benchmark report showing >50% on FrontierMath Tier 4 or formal Lean proof of a previously open conjecture published by DeepMind/OpenAI/AnthropicSource: Live Science: AI is solving 'impossible' math problemsconf 50%
- 2026-06-01 → 2026-12-15pendingTerence Tao or Fields-medal mathematician publicly endorses AI proof candidateHow: Tao blog post (terrytao.wordpress.com) or X/Mastodon thread evaluating any AI-assisted Navier-Stokes work; acceptance signaled by 'plausible / partial / verified'Source: Existing community precedent: Tao's program for guiding AI reasoning models on Navier-Stokesconf 40%
- 2026-07-01 → 2026-12-31pendingClay Mathematics Institute publishes statement evaluating any AI-assisted submissionHow: Press release or news item from Clay Mathematics Institute (claymath.org) acknowledging receipt of AI-assisted Navier-Stokes or other Millennium Prize candidateSource: Wikipedia Millennium Prize Problems entry; Clay Institute requires 2yr peer-review windowconf 20%
- 2027-03-31pendingIf ungranted by 2026-12-31, claim downgrades and probability decays toward 0.05How: Clay Institute peer-review window requires ~2 years post-publication; absent pre-2027 announcement, the 2026 deadline cannot be met administrativelySource: Clay Mathematics Institute prize rulesconf 85%
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Evidence chain
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| killer | TK09 Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall) | 35.0% | 0.050 | 0.150 | -0.035 |
| prereq | SEM_015 Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue direct — Jensen Huang | 66.3% | 0.150 | 0.050 | -0.033 |
| prereq | SEM_027 Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5 — Joseph Moore | 68.3% | 0.150 | 0.050 | -0.033 |
| killer | TK05 Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | 30.0% | 0.050 | 0.150 | -0.030 |
| prereq | SEM_012 Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling — Jensen Huang | 75.0% | 0.150 | 0.050 | -0.026 |
Top outgoing (children)
Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 244_019 Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 years — Peter Diamandis | 48.4% | 0.920 | 0.050 | -0.308 |
| prereq | 247_023 AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does — Dave Blundin | 40.8% | 0.720 | 0.050 | -0.260 |
| prereq | 242_031 Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2 — Peter Diamandis | 36.1% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.224 |
| prereq | 232_055 We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive se — Peter Diamandis | 35.5% | 0.700 | 0.050 | -0.210 |
| prereq | 230_020 Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's lice — Peter Diamandis | 34.7% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.210 |
Ticker exposure
Beneficiaries (24)
Adverse (6)
Prerequisites (11)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_011 | Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_027 | Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $57B fiscal Q3 revenue; >$4.5T market cap entirely underpinned by AI silicon. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_014 | Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025). | Manufacturing | — |
| 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_015 | Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directly to US government in exchange for reversing specific AI chip export bans. | Policy/Semis | — |
| correlate | S_AGI_MID_2029 | AGI mid: Kurzweil 2029 path | agi_general_capability | — |
| killer | TK09 | Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall) | — | — |
| killer | TK05 | Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | — | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK02 | AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption) | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
Dependents (5)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 244_019 | Peter's son won't need a driver's license in 2 years | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 247_023 | AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does imminently | AI | — |
| prereq | 232_055 | We're exiting the industrial age permanently as recursive self-improvement unfolds. | AI | — |
| prereq | 242_031 | Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2-5 years | Markets/Stocks | — |
| prereq | 230_020 | Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license. | Auto/Transport | — |
Linked documents (10)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.744 | manifold | Will some Millennium Prize Problem be solved before 2028? | 49% | mentions | pending | 2026-06-01 |
| 0.717 | manifold | Will Navier-Stokes be considered solved on June 3th 2027? | 16% | mentions | pending | 2026-06-04 |
| 0.690 | manifold | Which Epoch AI FrontierMath open problem will be solved next? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-04-23 |
| 0.648 | gdelt | intelligence trust the equation that will decide australias ai winners 625399 | — | mentions | pending | 2026-04-30 |
| 0.642 | manifold | What will be the total prize in the third Manifold Prize Drawing? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-04-24 |
| 0.633 | manifold | When will the Jacobian challenge be solved in Lean? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-29 |
| 0.624 | manifold | Will anybody win the Prize Drawings more than once in 2026? | 83% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-04 |
| 0.609 | manifold | Will a Manifolder win the Summer Metaculus Cup | 35% | mentions | pending | 2026-05-04 |
| 0.604 | manifold | What award will I get at the 2026 AMM? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-03 |
| 0.604 | manifold | What award will I get at the 2026 AMM? | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-07 |
Raw metadata
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