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Will OpenAI publicly release or announce an autonomous AI research intern — a system OpenAI describes as able to take on research problems on its own — before 2027-03-31?✓#1

probability: 43%

rationale:

On September 6, 2026, OpenAI publicly announced that it had reached its long-standing goal of developing an "automated research intern" Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI. The current estimate is 43%, reflecting deep ambiguity over whether this specific announcement satisfies the strict requirements of the target milestone, which demand a system described as "autonomous" and capable of taking on research problems "o

Factoring in related estimates of when labs will achieve and admit to fully unsteered experiment loops, the probability was slightly reduced to reflect strict definitional hurdles around the word 'autonomous'.

Weighed against 58 other forecasts.

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Will any Google DeepMind Frontier Safety Framework report or model card published before 2027-12-31 state that a machine-learning R&D alert threshold has been reached?✓#2

probability: 31%

rationale:

As of October 2026, Google DeepMind remains significantly short of its machine-learning R&D alert thresholds, placing the probability of a reported crossing before the end of 2027 at roughly 31%. The Gemini 4 Argon model card lists both the ML R&D automation and acceleration Critical Capability Levels (CCLs) as "CCL not reached" https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/gemini-4-argon/ [https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/gemi

Evaluating Google DeepMind's progress alongside the expected timelines for major AI labs to hit broader automated R&D capabilities confirmed a roughly 30% chance of a reported threshold crossing by late 2027, maintaining our initial estimate with a fractional upward tick.

Weighed against 63 other forecasts.

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Will a binding legal restriction on the use of AI systems to conduct AI research be in force in either the United States or the European Union before Anthropic prices its initial public offering?✓#3

probability: 2%

rationale:

The likelihood of a binding legal restriction coming into force before Anthropic prices its IPO is exceptionally low, primarily constrained by a very tight timeline. While Anthropic has not yet priced its IPO as of mid-October 2026, financial reporting indicates the company is aiming for a Nasdaq listing and pricing before Thanksgiving, likely in mid-to-late November 3 sources. This leaves a window of only four to six weeks for a new, binding restriction to be proposed, passed, an

Weighed against the longer-term 20% chance of a binding restriction by 2031 , this estimate held steady at 2% due to the extremely short timeframe before the anticipated IPO.

Weighed against 64 other forecasts.

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