Demand intensity
coverage 100.0%| Input | Raw observation | Frozen transform | Score | Effective weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inference usage / spend growth usage_growthOpenRouter token-spend tracer; historical replays use the closest dated end-demand usage proxy. | 0.18 trailing-vs-prior fractional growth
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | cold -0.2 → 0 · neutral 0.0 → 50 · hot 1.0 → 100 50 + 50 × (0.18 − 0.0) ÷ (1.0 − 0.0) = 59.0 | 59.0 | 20% | 11.8 |
Open-model adoption breadth adoption_breadthMedian download growth across a frozen Hugging Face model panel; replay uses a dated adoption-breadth proxy. | 0.08 median model-download growth
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | cold -0.2 → 0 · neutral 0.0 → 50 · hot 0.5 → 100 50 + 50 × (0.08 − 0.0) ÷ (0.5 − 0.0) = 58.0 | 58.0 | 20% | 11.6 |
Provider unit-cost deflation unit_cost_deflationFalling published price per token is the Jevons elasticity input; cheaper is hotter only while usage also grows. | -0.04 median blended price change
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | cold 0.1 → 0 · neutral 0.0 → 50 · hot -0.5 → 100 50 + 50 × (0.0 − -0.04) ÷ (0.0 − -0.5) = 54.0 | 54.0 | 20% | 10.8 |
Hyperscaler capital commitment capital_commitmentPoint-in-time aggregate MSFT/GOOGL/AMZN/META capex growth from SEC filings. | 0.28 TTM capex YoY growth
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | cold -0.1 → 0 · neutral 0.1 → 50 · hot 0.6 → 100 50 + 50 × (0.28 − 0.1) ÷ (0.6 − 0.1) = 68.0 | 68.0 | 20% | 13.6 |
Committed data-center pipeline committed_pipelineSource-cited dc_projects ledger phased into a near-term annual power-arrival schedule. | 8.5 average announced GW arriving per year over the next three years
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | cold 0.0 → 0 · neutral 7.5 → 50 · hot 15.0 → 100 50 + 50 × (8.5 − 7.5) ÷ (15.0 − 7.5) = 56.7 | 56.7 | 20% | 11.333333 |
(59 × 0.2 × 1 + 58 × 0.2 × 1 + 54 × 0.2 × 1 + 68 × 0.2 × 1 + 56.666666666666664 × 0.2 × 1) ÷ 1 = 59.13Supply tightness
coverage 100.0%| Input | Raw observation | Frozen transform | Score | Effective weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fused component-cycle gate supply_cycle_gateThe live fused memory gate; episode replay uses the equivalent point-in-time component-cycle state. | BALANCED categorical gate state
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | BREAKING → 10.0 · EARLY-CRACK → 55.0 · INTACT → 85.0 · OVERSUPPLY → 10.0 · BALANCED → 50.0 · TIGHT → 90.0 BALANCED maps directly to 50.0 | 50.0 | 33.333333% | 16.666667 |
Chokepoint tension chokepoint_tensionHighest current supply-chain stranglehold/tightness score, with its source and relief clock. | 0.44 0-1 measured/curated tension
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | cold 0.2 → 0 · neutral 0.5 → 50 · hot 0.85 → 100 50 × (0.44 − 0.2) ÷ (0.5 − 0.2) = 40.0 | 40.0 | 33.333333% | 13.333333 |
Capacity relief-window tension relief_window_tensionPower-vertical relief tension live; equivalent announced-capacity relief evidence in historical episodes. | 0.34 share of committed demand landing inside the relief window
books/_frontier/chokepoint_screen/docs/2026-07-06-gate0.md | cold 0.2 → 0 · neutral 0.5 → 50 · hot 0.9 → 100 50 × (0.34 − 0.2) ÷ (0.5 − 0.2) = 23.3 | 23.3 | 33.333333% | 7.777778 |
(50 × 0.3333333333333333 × 1 + 40 × 0.3333333333333333 × 1 + 23.333333333333336 × 0.3333333333333333 × 1) ÷ 1 = 37.78(59.1 + 37.8) ÷ 2 = 48.5100 − |59.1 − 37.8| = 78.7e715f20bdd0854f4c97eeb4410eae8593410f605f398a23357633d3a1699fdd3