The p(doom) database · person
Vikram Chandra’s p(doom)
20–25%
In their words
Vikram Chandra (Journalist, TV news presenter (The India Story); founder of editorji) put their p(doom) at 20–25%, on X on Sep 10, 2026.
As of now, my p(doom) is around the 20-25% mark. Which is very high. 😭 Hopefully, with more awareness, the risks will go down.
Source · re-checked against the primary source.
Reply on X.
In context
Among media in the database (34 people), the median is 10%. 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.