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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by sroussey on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:24PM (#36538792)
When will the universe expand so much that atoms break down?
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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by Filligree on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:52PM (#36539275)
Never. Atoms break down because they’re unstable, not because of universal expansion. Unless you buy the big rip hypothesis, in which case who knows.
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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by ben_w on Friday June 30, 2023 @02:57PM (#36540350)
Depends entirely on what dark energy does in the future; "never" is compatible with all current observations. IIRC, the shortest interval is still x9 the age of the universe: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%2F%28%283%7C1-0.907%7...
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