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Re:OpenAI by astrange on Saturday June 18, 2022 @06:45PM (#31794476)
It's less than perpetual, but a planet is a lot of raw material to work through for a machine without it breaking down, if the machine's also eaten all the people who can repair it.
Re:OpenAI by c1ccccc1 on Saturday June 18, 2022 @09:30PM (#31795343)
Yes, self replicating machines would probably be required. But self replicators are definitely physically possible.