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Re:The Road to Self-Reproducing Machines by imtringued on Monday September 13, 2021 @07:32AM (#28510151)
Once you get to the last stage of this paperclip maximizer [0] game your paperclip swarm is slowly being eaten by a competing swarm.

Rabbits also reproduce endlessly until predators start hunting them or they starve because of the shortage of food.

[0] https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/index2.html

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Re:The Road to Self-Reproducing Machines by TeMPOraL on Monday September 13, 2021 @09:39AM (#28511325)
Yes, but then the universe is nothing but a) paperclips, and b) some residual matter not yet turned into paperclips.
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