Meaning of p(doom) | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The probability of existentially catastrophic outcomes (doom) as a result of misaligned artificial intelligence, especially one's personal estimate for such an outcome, usually given as a percentage value.
   countable, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of p(doom).
   alt-of, countable, uncountable

Examples

“My p(doom) is 15%.”

“I’ve been to two tech events this year where a stranger has asked for my p(doom) as casually as if they were asking for directions to the bathroom.”

“At gatherings like⟳ these, it’s not uncommon to hear⟳ someone strike⟳ up a conversation by asking, “What are your timelines?” or "What's your p(doom)?””

“Those at the extreme end⟳ of the AI safety spectrum with the highest levels of p(doom) grew increasingly unsettled by the seeming uncomplicated optimism with which [Sam] Altman and the rest⟳ of the company viewed this history.”

“And the cartoonish connotations are apt: just like⟳ such fictional battles, p(doom) estimates are based in fantasy rather than data or empirical fact.”

“Mountainhead plays out less like⟳ a drama between four tenuously connected, very rich friends, and more like⟳ a random word generator of tech and finance bro jargon – decel (deceleration, as in AI), p(doom) (the probability of an AI apocalypse), first principles.”

“For some experts, their P(doom) is AI taking over a power grid. For others, their P(doom) is AI leading to mass job loss. Others say⟳ their (P)doom^([sic]) is already happening now - right? - and it's AI supercharging the harms of social media, including the spread⟳ of misinformation.”

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