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Tyyr37 t1_iximoux wrote

No!! See SG-1 Replicators.

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LichPineapple t1_ixix7dt wrote

An enemy so powerful they had to nerf them (make them vulnerable to gunfire) in subsequent episodes. Isn't it annoying when that happens?

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TheStaplergun t1_ixirirw wrote

Why does this remind me of horizon zero dawn

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xanderholland t1_ixiuyjy wrote

Once they are able to consume other material to either rebuild themselves or make more, that's when we should worry.

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[deleted] t1_ixl3xm3 wrote

Nah it‘ll be ‚fine’ then. I‘d worry more when we‘re closing in on it being feasible and there are no international and unavoidable law‘s / rules for the behavior of such ‚micro-organisms‘ in place. I think it‘s gonna be too late when we notice ‚woops they‘re moleculare cannibals and they‘ve got hunger!‘ :)

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adultinglikewhoa t1_ixjbzs9 wrote

That’s the most terrifying post title I’ve ever read

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[deleted] t1_ixl3nh0 wrote

haha check out lesswrong then if you dare. I‘d not recommend though when you‘re easily influenced by certain ideas (AI overlords etc)

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abnmfr t1_ixlybt3 wrote

You talking about Roko's Basilisk?

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anti-torque t1_ixisy4v wrote

I am the beginning, the end, the one who is many.

I am the self-replicating hierarchical modular robotic swarm.

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Wibblewobble00 t1_ixk3ly1 wrote

Oh boy nothing like a gap in the fossil record to mess with the future

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patientpedestrian t1_ixin2rl wrote

If you were to develop a swarm like this that is internally governed by aggregated self-adjusting neural networks, would such a swarm be considered “alive” or “conscious”?

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vzq t1_ixis86j wrote

It would probably meet the technical definition of alive.

I’m not sure it’s a useful distinction though.

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patientpedestrian t1_ixittyn wrote

Yeah but neither is the abstract delineation between non-discrete bioorganic systems lol. That doesn’t stop religious and political institutions from reinforcing such distinctions to provide leverage for social engineering efforts though :/

*Edit translation: The concept of “life” as a distinction from the rest of the stuff that fills our Universe is inherently meaningless, and so far the only benefit to assuming a paradigm that includes this distinction has been to reinforce an effort to manipulate the behavior of other groups and individuals

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SlightlyAngyKitty t1_ixitmda wrote

And that's how you get a paperclip maximizer scenario

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QuestionableAI t1_ixiv1fe wrote

Anyone else see the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves?

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3vi1 t1_ixlhmjq wrote

Do you want gray goo? Because this is how you get gray goo.

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rawrc t1_ixmkxn8 wrote

Just reading that title gave me anxiety

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Bran_Nuthin t1_ixivfq5 wrote

This is how you get an 86 situation. 🤨

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0xF013 t1_ixixxhk wrote

Yo way yo, Hom wa array

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Madman_Danforth t1_ixiy3ub wrote

Fuck off! We are Borgs and you will obey!!!

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