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Good quality. Reputable source with community review or editorial standards, but less rigorous than peer-reviewed venues.

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Metaculus is a widely-used forecasting aggregation platform that AI safety researchers reference for probabilistic estimates on AI timelines, risk events, and policy outcomes; useful as a calibration and base-rate reference tool.

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Importance: 45/100tool pagetool

Summary

Metaculus is a collaborative forecasting platform that aggregates probabilistic predictions from a community of forecasters on questions spanning AI, geopolitics, health, climate, and nuclear risks. It provides crowd-sourced probability estimates on future events, serving as a reference for calibrated uncertainty quantification relevant to risk assessment and policy planning.

Key Points

  • Aggregates community forecasts on high-stakes topics including AI development, pandemics, nuclear risks, and geopolitical conflicts with probability estimates
  • Covers AI-relevant questions through a dedicated 'Artificial Intelligence' category and specialized tournaments like FutureEval for AI capability evaluation
  • Provides structured forecasting with key factors, comment threads, and resolution criteria enabling epistemic accountability
  • Used by researchers and policymakers as a reference for calibrated base rates on emerging risks and technological milestones
  • Hosts tournaments and contests (e.g., Bridgewater x Metaculus) incentivizing accurate long-range forecasting on consequential questions

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[Feed Home](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/) [💬\\
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Top Comments](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?weekly_top_comments=true) [📈\\
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Indexes](https://www.metaculus.com/tournaments/indexes/) [🏆\\
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Leaderboards](https://www.metaculus.com/leaderboard/)

Topics

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Bridgewater Contest](https://www.metaculus.com/tournament/bridgewater/) [💥\\
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Iran War](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?topic=2026-iran-war&for_main_feed=false) [🦾\\
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FutureEval](https://www.metaculus.com/futureeval/) [⚔️\\
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Metaculus Cup](https://www.metaculus.com/tournament/metaculus-cup-spring-2026/) [❓\\
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Top Questions](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?topic=top-50&for_main_feed=false) [🗞️\\
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Current Events](https://www.metaculus.com/tournament/current-events/)

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Artificial Intelligence](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?categories=artificial-intelligence&for_main_feed=false) [🦠\\
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Health & Pandemics](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?categories=health-pandemics&for_main_feed=false) [🌱\\
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Environment & Climate](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?categories=environment-climate&for_main_feed=false) [☢️\\
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Nuclear Technology & Risks](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/?categories=nuclear&for_main_feed=false) [See all categories](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/discovery/)

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[**34** comments](https://www.metaculus.com/notebooks/42746/bridgewater-x-metaculus-forecasting-contest-winners/#comments)

#### Announcing the 2026 Bridgewater x Metaculus Forecasting Contest Winners!

[**2** comments](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/42496/will-donald-trump-and-xi-jinping-meet-in-person-before-april-3-2026/#comments)

**93** forecasters

#### Will Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in person before April 3, 2026?

10%chance

72% this week

[**71** comments](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/42472/us-iran-ceasefire-before-may-2026/#comments)

**305** forecasters

#### Will the US and Iran agree to a ceasefire before May 2026?

12.5%chance

12.5% this week

Key Factors

- Will shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz return to normal before April 27, 2026?

- Existential war for Iran's leadership

- Asymmetric denial of the Strait of Hormuz

- Pentagon preparing for prolonged conflict


[**7** comments](https://www.metaculus.com/questions/42541/who-will-win-the-2026-f1-drivers-championship/#comments)

**16** forecasters

#### Who will win the 2026 FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship?

Charles Leclerc9.3%

Lewis Hamilton9.4%

George Russell54.7%

Kimi Antonelli15.7%

19 others11%

Key Factors

- bbc.co.uk:



Chinese Grand Prix 2026: Kimi Antonelli wins ahead of Russell


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**Horizon Scanning Tournament** \\
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Closes in **10 years**4 forecasters](https://www.metaculus.com/tournament/horizons/)

[**0** comments](https://www.metaculus.com/notebooks/42743/respiratory-outlook-march-update/#comments)

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