Chris Albon: p(doom) Discourse Is Proof Humans Are as Bad at Calibration as AI
chrisalbon · x · 2026-10-10
Well-known ML practitioner Chris Albon quips that the popularity of p(doom) estimates is itself proof that humans are as bad as AI at calibration — a one-line satirical take on AGI doom debates and human overconfidence.
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