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If there is an artificial intelligence catastrophe this century, when will it happen?

Apr 2037 (13 Sep 2030 - May 2053)

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1919 comments
165
165 forecasters
Apr 2037
(13 Sep 2030 - May 2053)

Ragnarök Question Series: if an artificial intelligence catastrophe occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

30% chance

24
2222 comments
329
329 forecasters
30%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: If a global catastrophe occurs, will it be due to an artificial intelligence failure-mode?

27% chance

36
4545 comments
468
468 forecasters
27%chance

Announcing: Epoch AI Robotics Series

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Which of Scott Aaronson's five AI worlds will first come to pass before 2050?

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172172 comments
275
275 forecasters

If a global catastrophe occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

7% chance

6
0 comments
52
52 forecasters
7%chance

Will all of these New England comic con events be held during 2026?

83% chance

-2
1616 comments
17
17 forecasters
83%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: If a global catastrophe occurs, will it be due to biotechnology or bioengineered organisms?

22% chance

33
2727 comments
229
229 forecasters
22%chance

When will a movie first gross X billion dollars?

6
1111 comments
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40 forecasters

Ragnarök Question Series: if a nanotechnology catastrophe occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

50% chance

6
55 comments
88
88 forecasters
50%chance

Will Iceland be ranked the most peaceful country in the world during each year of 2026 - 2029?

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11 comment
9
9 forecasters

Bridgewater x Metaculus Contest 2026 Welcome + Q&A

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2121 comments

Ragnarök Question Series: If a global catastrophe occurs, will it be due to nuclear war?

30% chance

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1515 comments
287
287 forecasters
30%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: If a global catastrophe occurs, will it be due to nanotechnology failure-mode?

2% chance

12
99 comments
187
187 forecasters
2%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: if a global climate disaster occurs by 2100, will the Earth's human population decline by 95% or more?

1% chance

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77 comments
199
199 forecasters
1%chance

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By 2100, will the human population decrease by at least 10% during any period of 5 years?

39% chance

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2323 comments
424
424 forecasters
39%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: if a natural pandemic catastrophe occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

1% chance

5
1818 comments
26
26 forecasters
1%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: If a global catastrophe occurs, will it be due "other risks"?

20% chance

3
99 comments
33
33 forecasters
20%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: if a global catastrophe caused by some "other risk" occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

25% chance

6
33 comments
37
37 forecasters
25%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: If a global catastrophe occurs, will it be due to naturally occuring pandemics?

9% chance

9
99 comments
78
78 forecasters
9%chance

Will extinction occur within 20 years of the human population falling below 400 million, if the population falls that much by 2100?

21% chance

9
1616 comments
46
46 forecasters
21%chance

If the human population declines to fewer than 100 million, how many years would pass until the population is above 1 billion again?

1122 years (424 - >3000)

5
1313 comments
57
57 forecasters
1122 years
(424 - >3000)