What Is P(doom)?
6.7BRAINROT SCOREP(doom) A person's stated subjective probability that AI will cause a catastrophic or extinction-level outcome for humanity, expressed as a number and treated as a genuine, if informal, way to compare how worried different people in AI circles actually are.
Origin:Coined in AI safety and research communities as shorthand for 'probability of doom,' letting people compare pessimism levels with a single number instead of a long qualitative explanation.
First Seen:2022
Peak Era:2023-2026 (AI Safety Discourse Era)
Aura Impact:+5 Aura (Having a Well-Reasoned P(doom)) / -10 Aura (Making Up a Number to Sound Smart)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"His P(doom) is like 20%, mine's closer to 5%, we argue about it constantly."
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