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21%

A definitive agreement of at least $100B in vendor-guaranteed AI data-center financing is publicly documented in a filing or company release by December 31, 2026.

Probability history

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Called at 34% on August 1, 2026. Not yet repriced. 73 days to deadline.

How the number was built

Final method: stacked-fixed-weights (resolved n=74 < 80). Each rung is an independent estimate; the final is a stacked combination.

Stated (issue date)34%
Reference class (n=37)46%
Recalibrated48%
Feature model20%
Council12%
Final21%

Drivers

  • Reference class qtype:disclosure runs 0.46 (n=37) vs stated 0.34.
  • Hierarchical calibration moves stated 0.34 to 0.48 (lens capital, kappa_stated=80.0, kappa_lens=200.0).
  • Feature model at 0.20: conjuncts=1, named disclosure=True, horizon=152d.
  • Council of 5 at 0.12.

Cautions

  • all 5 votes came from one vendor (openai); extremization disabled, persona diversity only

Council

5 personas on one model (openai/gpt-5.6-sol); other vendors were unavailable this run, so read this as one model's persona-averaged view, aggregated by log odds mean without extremization.

14%

grid and power economist · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

The disclosed scale of AI commitments supports financing demand—several issuers report RPOs above $100B and rapidly rising capex—but it does not satisfy the required instrument. A single signed ≥$100B financing with explicit vendor-guarantee language would be exceptionally large, disclosure-intensive, and structurally harder than an investment commitment or equipment purchase. Only 73 days remain; a 5.10% 10-year Treasury yield and wider lower-quality credit spreads impede closing. MOUs, “up to” commitments, multiple smaller facilities, or guarantees lacking executed financing all miss. This is materially below the forecaster’s August 0.34.

12%

semiconductor supply chain analyst · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

A single signed financing of at least $100B with explicit vendor-guarantee language would be extraordinary and likely require extensive syndication, diligence, and board approvals. Only 73 days remain, while announcements framed as commitments, phased investments, supply arrangements, or MOUs would fail the literal rule. Financing conditions are also unfavorable: the 10-year Treasury is 5.1%, and Single-B spreads have widened sharply. Strong AI capex and backlog support underlying demand, but they do not overcome the unusually high size, guarantee, and definitive-filing hurdles. Ambiguity resolving against the forecast further lowers the hit probability.

11%

capital markets credit analyst · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

The threshold is exceptionally large and the rule requires signed, definitive documentation plus explicit vendor-guarantee language; announcements, commitments, and MOUs do not qualify. The supplied filings digest shows extraordinary AI capex and RPO growth, supporting financing demand, but no qualifying agreement. Only 73 days remain, including year-end holidays, while negotiating guarantee scope, collateral, covenants, syndication, and disclosure for a $100B facility would normally take months. Financing conditions have also deteriorated: the 10-year Treasury is 5.10% and single-B spreads widened sharply. These factors outweigh the sector’s capital needs and put the estimate well below the forecaster’s earlier 0.34.

8%

superforecaster statistician · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

I use the disclosure-question base rate of 0.461, then adjust sharply downward. The outcome requires, within 73 days, a signed ≥$100B agreement, explicit vendor-guarantee language, and a definitive 8-K or equivalent; an MOU, reported negotiation, smaller facility, or later filing fails. Such financing is extreme even amid rapidly rising AI capex and RPO. Funding conditions are also less favorable: the 10-year Treasury is 5.1% and single-B spreads have widened materially. The forecaster’s 0.3–0.4 calibration bin has only one observation and no hit, while broader calibration shows overconfidence. Ambiguity and disclosure timing further reduce the estimate.

14%

geopolitics regulation analyst · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

The $100B threshold, explicit vendor guarantee, signed-agreement requirement, and 73-day window make this much harder than generic AI-capital announcements. The supplied filings show extraordinary capex and contracted demand, but no qualifying financing structure. A transaction of this size would likely require extensive syndication, diligence, and staged commitments; an MOU, investment framework, purchase commitment, or several smaller facilities would miss. Financing conditions have also deteriorated: the 10-year Treasury reached 5.1% and single-B spreads widened sharply. Year-end deal activity and strong AI demand preserve some chance, but strict documentation and ambiguity rules dominate.

Evidence the engine used

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Cited by grid-and-power-economist: The disclosed scale of AI commitments supports financing demand—several issuers report RPOs above $100B and rapidly rising capex—but it does not satisfy the required instrument. A single signed ≥$100B financing with explicit vendor-guarantee language would be excep