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I have not read the article, but I find the choice of date interesting. 2038 is unix rollover time [1]. It does not appear to be mentioned in the article so it
by dustfinger 8y ago
I have not read the article, but I find the choice of date interesting. 2038 is unix rollover time [1]. It does not appear to be mentioned in the article so it might be a coincidence.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
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> but the meek will inherit the earth when judgement day begins on the 19th of January 2038 at 03:14:07 UTC.
I stand corrected, Unix rollover time is exactly why this date was chosen. It must have broken AI safety protocols in the robots which turned them into killing machines. Cool, I will read this article tonight.