• alehc@slrpnk.net
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    9 months ago

    The term gray goo was coined by nanotechnology pioneer K. Eric Drexler in his 1986 book Engines of Creation. In 2004, he stated “I wish I had never used the term ‘gray goo’.”

    Lmao

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      9 months ago

      He accidentally created a self-sustaining technology and released it into the wild where it replicated beyond his ability to control it.