Rise of the Machines

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RNE — 1/12/2009 7:17:15 PM (archived)

Will we build something 1000X smarter than we are? Something that will decide we're just more trouble than we're worth?

If you're utterly ruthless, the human race wouldn't be all that hard to get rid of, y' know. A little viral or bacterial gene tweaking and we'd be gone in a very short time.

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How do you think the world will end? - Jody - 1/11/2009 1:32:06 PM
- Earth? Or us annoying little humans? - RNE - 1/12/2009 7:03:54 PM
  - Whenever it is... - Eri - 1/13/2009 3:21:12 AM
  - Wayy Before that We'll Screw Up - caerl - 1/12/2009 7:10:29 PM
    - Rise of the Machines - RNE - 1/12/2009 7:17:15 PM
- This way........... - Raoul - 1/12/2009 7:01:34 PM
  - The Big Rip? Wasn't me! (n/t) - TB - 1/13/2009 4:18:42 AM
- Hyperspace Bypass - Socrates II - 1/12/2009 2:14:06 PM
- The Young Republicans will acquire nuclear weapons (n/t) - z - 1/12/2009 1:24:41 PM
- Whimper. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/12/2009 9:54:03 AM
  - :) heh. (n/t) - Jody - 1/12/2009 1:02:30 PM
- re: How do you think the world will end? - gbaikie - 1/12/2009 8:16:10 AM
- re: How do you think the world will end? - brian gyles - 1/12/2009 4:00:15 AM
- What is "world". Humans, Earth, life? (n/t) - Bowser - 1/12/2009 1:11:38 AM
  - Fair enough.... - Jody - 1/12/2009 2:19:08 AM
- The end of A world or the end of THE world ? (n/t) - Raoul - 1/11/2009 4:14:03 PM
  - re: The end of A world or the end of THE world ? - It goes hand in hand, imho. - Marcia - 1/12/2009 7:54:16 PM
    - re: The end of A world or the end of THE world ? - Addend: - Marcia - 1/14/2009 7:42:16 PM
- It will be consumed by the Sun. Many, many, many years from now. - Mary Anne - 1/11/2009 4:09:38 PM
  - re: It will be consumed by the Sun. Many, many, many years from now. - Here, here, M.A. or 'aye, aye'. - Marcia - 1/12/2009 6:41:26 PM

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