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superconductors don’t have a non-zero chance of killing us.

• m1guelpf 3y ago
  everything has a non-zero chance of killing us.
  • danuker 3y ago
    living has a 100% chance of killing us
    • orbz 3y ago
      Anecdotally nothing has killed me yet, so clearly it can’t be a full 100%.
      • danuker 3y ago
        The heat death of the universe hasn't occurred yet, either.
  • dorkwood 3y ago
    I think when the parent wrote "us" they were referring to humanity. My doormat has a non-zero chance of killing me, but zero chance of killing humanity, for example.
• version_five 3y ago
  So your complaining that this story is inappropriate for HN is really just because you don't agree with making fun of AI doomers? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37006515 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37006515