Jiang closes by predicting that within the next year or two the United States will send ground troops if it wants to win or continue the war.
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Jiang closes by predicting that within the next year or two the United States will send ground troops if it wants to win or continue the war.
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Jiang says constructing a valid psychohistory AI would require at least 50 to 100 years because the model must be repeatedly tested against predictions.
He warns that the project is conjectural, would take 50 to 100 years, and would face opposition from historians and elites.
Jiang says the decline of the American empire would take decades, possibly centuries, rather than happening instantly.
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"Okay? Again, the three big predictions I make, and we'll know in the next year or two if these three things happen or not,..."
"Okay. So, Sally asked the question, like, how do you construct this? This AI. Okay? And so, for this AI to be valid, okay,..."
"Right? The United States attacks Iran, then this will happen. And that becomes a very powerful argument for correct and proper behavior. Okay? Does..."
"So the American empire is heading into a lot of trouble over the next 10 years because all three things are happening at once...."
"...this was gonna happen? If you were to give me a timeline of events you think are gonna occur, what timeline do you think..."
"...the might and power of Israel. And do you have a timeline for this?"
"Do you have a timeline on that? So, you know, I was before this Iranian war, I was just worried about the world stop..."
"...is the timing. Okay? So, if you actually look at society's timeline, it goes like this. Okay? There's a steep rise. The decline is..."
"...that this would happen, but I am surprised by the accelerated timeline. It seems we're headed towards World War III far faster and far..."
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