(2/2) replicate, and perform tasks? Well you'll need to separate it from environment via membrane, a metabolism, a 'genetic' code..."
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Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient Why does it need to repair and replicate itself? Just build a lot of them.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ObjectOfObjects
@ObjectOfObjects True, but then you'd need to keep making them. Plus I think the stereotypical nanobot is self-replicating, hence grey goo.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient Whether they are built in a factory or replicate in the wild, they still consume resources. And gray goo is considered bad.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ObjectOfObjects
@ObjectOfObjects Oh I agree, I'm merely stating that if we made the stereotypical self-replicating nanobots we'd converge to designing cells1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CurlOfGradient
@CurlOfGradient@ObjectOfObjects Forgetting to factor in the utility of sentient grey goo? It gets utility from gooifying everything!1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@MakerOfDecision @ObjectOfObjects You're forgetting to factor in the utility of anti-goo, which gets utility from UN-gooifying everything!
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