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[โ€“] alehc@slrpnk.net 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The term gray goo was coined by nanotechnology pioneer K. Eric Drexler in his 1986 book Engines of Creation. In 2004, he stated "I wish I had never used the term 'gray goo'."

Lmao

[โ€“] GraniteM@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

He accidentally created a self-sustaining technology and released it into the wild where it replicated beyond his ability to control it.