RAND Forecasting Initiative

Will at least five more exoplanets be found to be potentially habitable between 1 February 2024 and 31 December 2024?

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Forecast Count:
5 Forecasts

Question Ends:
Jan 01, 2025 05:00AM UTC
(2 months from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Jul 01, 2024 02:07AM UTC
(4 months ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Yes	80%	15%	+65%	-61%
No	20%	85%	-65%	+61%

Will Ali Khamenei flee Iran or cease to be Supreme Leader in the next year?

Forecast Count:
8 Forecasts

Question Ends:
Apr 01, 2025 04:00AM UTC
(5 months from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 04, 2024 09:25PM UTC
(1 month ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Forecast Window	Forecast Expiration	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Yes	25%	Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 4, 2025	Jan 4, 2025	8%	+17%	+0%
No	75%	Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 4, 2025	Jan 4, 2025	92%	-17%	+0%

Will Iran be at war with another country in the next year?

Forecast Count:
9 Forecasts

Question Ends:
Jan 01, 2026 05:00AM UTC
(1 year from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 04, 2024 09:28PM UTC
(1 month ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Forecast Window	Forecast Expiration	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Yes	55%	Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 4, 2025	Jan 4, 2025	22%	+33%	-3%
No	45%	Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 4, 2025	Jan 4, 2025	78%	-33%	+3%

What will be Germany’s net perception of Ukraine in the 2026 Munich Security Report?

Forecast Count:
1 Forecast

Question Ends:
Oct 01, 2025 04:00AM UTC
(11 months from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 31, 2024 02:09AM UTC
(6 days ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Less than or equal to 9%	1%	0%	+1%	+0%
Between 10% and 19%, inclusive	34%	19%	+15%	+1%
Between 20% and 29%, inclusive	51%	72%	-21%	+1%
Between 30% and 39%, inclusive	13%	8%	+5%	-1%
More than or equal to 40%	1%	0%	+1%	+0%

What will be the risk index score for the perceived threat posed by Russia to Germany in the 2026 Munich Security Report?

Forecast Count:
1 Forecast

Question Ends:
Oct 01, 2025 04:00AM UTC
(11 months from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 31, 2024 02:34AM UTC
(6 days ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Less than or equal to 49	1%	0%	+1%	+0%
Between 50 and 59, inclusive	21%	12%	+9%	+0%
Between 60 and 69, inclusive	51%	55%	-4%	+1%
Between 70 and 79, inclusive	20%	31%	-11%	+0%
More than or equal to 80	7%	2%	+5%	+0%

Will the Latin American governments listed (Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador) cease to service their external debt and enter into default before 1 October 2025?

Forecast Count:
1 Forecast

Question Ends:
Oct 01, 2025 04:00AM UTC
(11 months from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 31, 2024 03:05AM UTC
(6 days ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Argentina	2%	20%	-18%	+0%
Bolivia	10%	23%	-13%	-3%
Ecuador	15%	12%	+3%	-2%

In the next 12 months, will a Large Language Model built by a Chinese organization rank in the top 3 overall on the Chatbot Arena LLM Leaderboard?

Forecast Count:
1 Forecast

Question Ends:
Jan 01, 2026 05:00AM UTC
(1 year from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 31, 2024 03:44AM UTC
(6 days ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Forecast Window	Forecast Expiration	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Yes	51%	Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 31, 2025	Nov 30, 2024	25%	+26%	-8%
No	49%	Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 31, 2025	Nov 30, 2024	75%	-26%	+8%

Will North Korea engage in kinetic military action against a South Korean vessel, island, or other asset south of the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea in the next six months?

Forecast Count:
1 Forecast

Question Ends:
Jan 01, 2026 05:00AM UTC
(1 year from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 31, 2024 04:21PM UTC
(5 days ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Forecast Window	Forecast Expiration	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Yes	5%	Oct 31, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025	Nov 30, 2024	15%	-10%	+4%
No	95%	Oct 31, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025	Nov 30, 2024	85%	+10%	-4%

Will North Korea conduct a nuclear test within the next six months?

Forecast Count:
1 Forecast

Question Ends:
Jan 01, 2026 05:00AM UTC
(1 year from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 31, 2024 04:58PM UTC
(5 days ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Forecast Window	Forecast Expiration	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Yes	5%	Oct 31, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025	Nov 30, 2024	18%	-13%	-4%
No	95%	Oct 31, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025	Nov 30, 2024	82%	+13%	+4%

In the next 18 months, will a Russian government cyber attack occur against energy or transportation infrastructure within a NATO country that produces a kinetic effect, causing physical damage or human casualties?

Forecast Count:
1 Forecast

Question Ends:
Jan 01, 2026 05:00AM UTC
(1 year from now)

Forecast Last Updated:
Oct 31, 2024 05:18PM UTC
(5 days ago)

Answer	Your Forecast	Forecast Window	Forecast Expiration	Current Consensus	Difference from Consensus	Change in Consensus Since Last Forecast
Yes	1%	Oct 31, 2024 to Apr 30, 2026	Jan 31, 2025	7%	-6%	+2%
No	99%	Oct 31, 2024 to Apr 30, 2026	Jan 31, 2025	93%	+6%	-2%

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