The p(doom) database · person
Roman Yampolskiy’s p(doom)
99.999999%
In their words
Roman Yampolskiy (AI safety researcher, University of Louisville) put their p(doom) at 99.999999% (AI catastrophe / extinction), on X on Mar 12, 2024.
I am at 99.999999%
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In context
Among academics in the database (22 people), the median is 15%. 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.