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Re:Stable Diffusion Public Release by RandomLensman on Monday August 22, 2022 @05:13PM (#32557356)
It's not about control of advanced technologies but rather making such technologies look more powerful by pointing out real or imagined destructive capabilities. If you want funding or "big up" a topic, claim it has the power to bring down the world (anyone remembering gray goo?).
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Re:Stable Diffusion Public Release by PcChip on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:27AM (#32560471)
The RTS game?
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Re:Stable Diffusion Public Release by devenvdev on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @02:12AM (#32561017)
No, the concept it was based on: https://www.britannica.com/technology/grey-goo

> grey goo, a nightmarish scenario of nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating nanobots destroy the biosphere by endlessly producing replicas of themselves and feeding on materials necessary for life.

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