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By December 31, 02026, autonomous vehicles will be banned from public roadways (2021)
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9 points
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1970-01-01
3 months ago
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In 2002, Mitch Kapor bet $20k that no AI would pass the Turing Test before 2029
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2 points
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aleda145
5 months ago
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LongBets 1: By 2029 no computer will have passed the Turing test (2002)
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3 points
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martincmartin
9 months ago
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By 2035 there will be at least one protest about turning off an AI (2023)
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2 points
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Mistletoe
10 months ago
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Long Bets: The Arena for Accountable Predictions
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1 point
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Olshansky
on Jan 28, 2025
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By 2029 no computer will have passed the Turing Test (2002)
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2 points
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simonebrunozzi
on Dec 15, 2022
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By 2029 no computer / “machine intelligence” will have passed the Turing Test
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2 points
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dane-pgp
on June 13, 2022
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Longbet: By 2027, software will be metered/sold by the second
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79 points
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collegeburner
on Feb 27, 2022
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118 comments
Long Bets: The Arena for Accountable Predictions
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2 points
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DenverCode
on May 8, 2021
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By 2012, scientists will have announced a cure for breast cancer (2006)
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59 points
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breck
on April 1, 2021
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Warren Buffett's bet against hedge funds at the Long Now Foundation (2008-17)
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110 points
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mooreds
on Feb 28, 2021
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129 comments
Long Bets
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1 point
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yunruse
on Dec 30, 2020
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Longbets: A bioerror will lead to one million casualties by Dec 2020
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137 points
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emmelaich
on Dec 10, 2020
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193 comments
Long Bets
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3 points
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elsewhen
on Dec 8, 2020
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Long Bets: The Arena for Accountable Predictions
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2 points
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aaossa
on July 29, 2020
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Long Bets
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3 points
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_zhqs
on July 19, 2020
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The Arena for Accountable Predictions
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2 points
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gballan
on Oct 10, 2019
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In 2027, at least 7 out of the top Tiobe languages will be Tree Languages
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2 points
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breck
on Sept 24, 2019
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Long bet: governments will recognize the human right of mobility
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1 point
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jobigoud
on Aug 8, 2019
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Large Hadron Collider Will Destroy Earth
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3 points
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tosh
on Sept 17, 2017
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On the Record: Long Bets
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1 point
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ZeljkoS
on Sept 14, 2017
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Long Bets
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2 points
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dedalus
on March 5, 2017
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“A profitable video-on-demand service aimed at consumers by 2010.”
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2 points
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refrigerator
on Jan 4, 2017
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Buffett vs. Protege LLC: Over 10-year period S&P 500 will outperform hedge funds
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2 points
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koolba
on May 17, 2016
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“A profitable VOD service will offer up to 5M subscribers by 2010” (2002)
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1 point
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shubhamjain
on Jan 30, 2016
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By 2029 no computer or “machine intelligence” will have passed the Turing Test
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55 points
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fhinson
on March 29, 2015
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79 comments
Long bets
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4 points
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cr4zy
on Dec 14, 2014
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A list of fascinating predictions from Longbets.org
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2 points
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nav
on Oct 22, 2014
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Bet: “By 2016, China will announce having more gold in reserve than Germany.”
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2 points
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rthomas6
on Jan 31, 2013
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By 2030, commercial passengers will routinely fly in pilotless planes (2002)
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3 points
by
kmfrk
on Nov 28, 2012
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