The p(doom) database · person
Mark Schmidt’s p(doom)
<0.1%
In their words
Mark Schmidt (Computer science & networking) put their p(doom) at <0.1% (p(doom) from AI), on X on Dec 19, 2023.
My p(doom) from AI is <0.1%
Source · re-checked against the primary source.
In context
Among independent in the database (63 people), the median is 5%. Across all 223 people it is 10%. How the medians and the index are built.
A p(doom) is a personal, subjective estimate of the probability that advanced AI ends in human extinction or a comparable, irreversible catastrophe. Scope and timeframe differ from person to person, so compare with care: why p(doom) numbers disagree.