Why “forecasts” is being discussed
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Is it 1999? – where the AI boom sits on the dot-com timeline
by motola23 · Oct 1, 2026 · 5 points
It's all that and much more. It has an enormous amount of data of all kinds that could be vaguely relevant in finance. BMAP can show you vessels (AIS data), location of LNG term…
by qsi · Oct 1, 2026
If you cross your eyes and squint a little bit, the following categories of 2026 spending are around the same size: $ 1 T : total defense (roughly) $ 1.7 T : total social securi…
by aftbit · Oct 1, 2026
I'm pretty sure the barrier to the lead-gold mass parity is that due to nuclear stuff they're gonna not trade equal proton/neutron count and while of you flip the ratio you…
by namibj · Sep 30, 2026
I agree - they're measuring completely different properties of different populations of things, over completely different time horizons. Comparing them doesn't seem very useful.…
by shoo · Sep 30, 2026
The article says $6T by 2031 and it's global spending, not just in the US. > Bain forecasts that annual spending on AI infrastructure might hit $1.5 trillion by 2031. So maybe i…
by dmix · Sep 29, 2026
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Forecasting is the process of making predictions based on past and present data. These forecasts can later be compared with actual outcomes. For example, a company might estimate their revenue in the next year, then compare it against the actual results creating a variance actual analysis. Prediction is a similar but more general term. Forecasting might refer to specific formal statistical methods employing time series, cross-sectional or longitudinal data, or alternatively to less formal judgmental methods or the process of prediction and assessment of its accuracy. Usage can vary between areas of application: for example, in hydrology the terms "forecast" and "forecasting" are sometimes reserved for estimates of values at certain specific future times, while the term "prediction" is used for more general estimates, such as the number of times floods will occur over a long period. Read more on Wikipedia