:gray goo: n. A hypothetical substance composed of {sagan}s of
sub-micron-sized self-replicating robots programmed to make copies
of themselves out of whatever is available. The image that goes
with the term is one of the entire biosphere of Earth being
eventually converted to robot goo. This is the simplest of the
{{nanotechnology}} disaster scenarios, easily refuted by arguments
from energy requirements and elemental abundances. Compare {blue
goo}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
sub-micron-sized self-replicating robots programmed to make copies
of themselves out of whatever is available. The image that goes
with the term is one of the entire biosphere of Earth being
eventually converted to robot goo. This is the simplest of the
{{nanotechnology}} disaster scenarios, easily refuted by arguments
from energy requirements and elemental abundances. Compare {blue
goo}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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- gray goo n.
A hypothetical substance composed of
sagans of sub-micron-sized self-replicating robots programmed
to make copies of themselves out of whatever is available.
The image that goes with the term is one of the... - blue goo: n. Term for `police' {nanobot}s intended to prevent
{gray goo},
denature hazardous waste, destroy pollution, put ... - nanotechnology:: /nan'-oh-tek-no`l*-jee/ n. A hypothetical
fabrication technology in which objects are designed and built with
the individual specification and placement of each separate atom.
The first unequivocal nanofabrication experiments took... - blue goo n.
Term for `police' nanobots intended to
prevent gray goo,
denature hazardous waste, destroy pollution, put... - nanotechnology /nan'-oh-tek-no`l*-jee/ n.
A
hypothetical fabrication technology in which objects are designed
and built with the individual specification and placement of each
separate atom.
The first unequivocal nanofabrication experiments ... - I am The Walrus -- Goo, goo,
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