end of the world
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‘The Risk of Extinction:’ AI Leaders Agree on One-Sentence Warning About Technology’s Future
Hundreds of AI executives and researchers joined in a detail-free statement about how their daily work might kill us all.
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The Time Capsules That Will Outlast The Apocalypse
When we die, we leave behind information. This information can take many forms, from our genetics, replicated in future generations, to posts on the internet. We keep history trapped in photographs, videos, and stories written down into books. Sometimes, we take treasured artifacts, place them within a time capsule, and bury them underground.
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Meanwhile In The Future: The Earth Is Falling Into The Sun
The Earth, right now, is revolving around the sun at about 100,000km/h. But what would happen if we slowed to a stop? At that point, the planet would have exactly 64 1/2 days before it crashed into the sun. In this week’s episode, we find out what would happen during those 64 1/2 days.
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This Is The Exact Date When Our Computer World Ends
The world didn’t end last Friday just like the world didn’t end in the year 2000, with failing computers deleting bank accounts and crashing aeroplanes. That doesn’t mean the world isn’t going to end. It will. And if we keep our current operating systems, this is the exact date when all goes poof: 15:30:08 UTC…