Claim
In the Moonshots New Year's predictions episode at the end of 2025, Alexander Wissner-Gross predicted that AI would solve one of the Clay Millennium Prize problems during 2026.
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Assessment
Supported
Main unresolved issue: 5 counted evidence items have no independence review; repeats of one origin may be counted as several coverage:3dd6fbed-2668-8112-91f8-93f8d9e3daca
Not yet independently audited.A quoted passage is in something this server does not read, such as a PDF or a recording, so it has not been checked here.
Why?
Strongest counted support: Impact Lab's December 2025 assessment attributes to Alex Wissner-Gross a prediction that AI would solve one of the remaining Clay Millennium Prize problems in 2026, likely Navier–Stokes. weight 1.800000 evidence
Suppressed as dependent: The excerpt directly states that in the New Year's predictions episode at the end of 2025, one prediction for 2026 was that AI would solve one of the Clay Millennium Prize problems.
Review gaps: independence reviewed, primary source reviewed
What would most change this: One independent, direct measurement that contradicts this claim would move it from Supported to Leans supported.
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- “In the Moonshots New Year's predictions episode at the end of 2025, Alexander Wissner-Gross predicted that AI would solve one of the Clay Millennium Prize...” · 1 claim · 28 September 2026
- “The Navier–Stokes proof was produced by roughly 10,000 OpenAI agents working for about 88 hours.” · 34 claims · 20 September 2026
Evidence for
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From OpenAI Agents Hijack a German Website, Jensen Declares AGI Arrived, and OpenAI Solves Navier-Stokes Read 2026-09-20 Relevance MODERATE Steps 1 Counted
The speaker recalling his own earlier prediction; the episode itself is not cited.
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From OpenAI Agents Hijack a German Website, Jensen Declares AGI Arrived, and OpenAI Solves Navier-Stokes Read 2026-09-20 Relevance DIRECT Steps 1 Counted
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From Assessing the Moonshots 2026 Predictions: Bold Calls or Overreach? Read 2026-09-28 Relevance DIRECT Steps 0 Counted
The source directly supports the prediction's substance and timing, though it is a secondary assessment rather than the original Moonshots recording.
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From 2026 Predictions: AI Automates Knowledge Work, Autonomous Robots & AI CEO Billionaires | EP #217 Read 2026-09-28 Relevance DIRECT Steps 1 Counted
The video transcript directly states the prediction; it does not assess whether the 2026 prediction ultimately occurred.
Evidence against
None.
Qualifications
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From OpenAI Agents Hijack a German Website, Jensen Declares AGI Arrived, and OpenAI Solves Navier-Stokes Read 2026-09-20 Relevance DIRECT Steps 1 Counted
Prediction, episode, and timing match; speaker and show names are absent.
Suppressed as dependent
| Evidence | Group | Kept instead |
|---|---|---|
| 96030cbb | 42178e48 |
Inferences
Concluded from
None.
Used as a premise in
None.
Threads
None. Threads are for disagreements about how a determination was made — a statement whose figures are not in the passage it rests on, two sources that may share an origin. Something about the world belongs in the evidence above.
Claim edges
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Review checklist
Review checks: 2 of 4
| Check | Done | By |
|---|---|---|
| qualifiers reviewed | yes | 5f53e415 |
| opposing search done | yes | 990b9876 |
| independence reviewed | no | |
| primary source reviewed | no |
Summary
Supported. The main support is: In the end-of-2025 predictions episode, Alexander Wissner-Gross predicted AI would solve one of the remaining Clay Millennium Prize problems in 2026. ddf18aae
1 further item repeats the same origin and is not independent evidence. 96030cbb
Qualifier: The passage confirms the 2025 New Year's prediction that AI would solve a Clay Millennium Prize problem this year, but names neither Moonshots nor Wissner-Gross. b98c0dc4
A search for evidence in the opposing direction found something; see the counted evidence. 990b9876
Review checks: 2 of 4. coverage:3dd6fbed-2668-8112-91f8-93f8d9e3daca
Contribution history
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| 1883 | APPENDED | |
| 1884 | ACCEPT | AUTOMATIC_AFTER_VALIDATION |
| 2081 | LINK_EVIDENCE | by 03192ed8 (accepted) |
| 6556 | TASK_RESULT | by 8b5e81bf (accepted) |
| 8150 | TASK_RESULT | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |
| 9882 | LINK_EVIDENCE | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |
| 10566 | TASK_RESULT | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |