The p(doom) database · person

thebes’s p(doom)

<5%
LLM psychology researcher (ACS Research), writer · independent · May 16, 2024

In their words

thebes (LLM psychology researcher (ACS Research), writer) put their p(doom) at <5%, on X on May 16, 2024.

my p(doom) is <5%

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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.

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