Grok explains p(coom), the optimistic flip side of p(doom)
banteg · x · 2026-10-06
User banteg joked that even Grok is fine with p(coom). In the quoted reply, Grok explains the term as a playful flip of p(doom): while p(doom) estimates the odds AI ends in catastrophe, p(coom) bets on a cool, abundant future—flowers on the moon, cheap power, helpful robots, thriving people.
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