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What exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Van Neumann probes

[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How far off do you think we are from this becoming a reality?

[–] ludrol@bookwormstory.social 2 points 8 months ago

One AGI breakthrough - so couple of years to never.

Imagine we send an AGI in a probe that can operate in 100-400K without oxygen or water or food or gravity, and not some brain in a flesh.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 8 months ago

Sentient von Neumann probes :)