grey goo

Thanks to you, I am now covered in grey goo.

This has been called ecophagy or the grey goo problem.

When they talk about grey goo, I think this is what they mean.

The level is complete when the Grey Goo has reached the required size.

Some organic organisms may prove more resistant than others to grey goo.

This is a reference to the self-replicating aspects of grey goo.

But is the world about to be dissolved into grey goo because of some new agent attacking cell walls?

An extreme example of macroethical failure is the grey goo scenario.

When discovered, the pair throw the Grey Goo into the ocean.

Grey goo nanobots need a source of energy to drive their replication.

They are listed in increasing size order as the Grey Goo grows.

None of these measures would prevent a party from creating a weaponized grey goo, were such a thing possible.

The more organic material that the grey goo consumes, the less remains available for further consumption.

The grey goo then develops its own unique "ecosystem".

Further from there, they could evolve resistance to consumption by grey goo nanobots.

However, eventually they realize they have been hit with grey goo and their own ships are being consumed.

The term grey goo is often used in a futuristic or science fiction context, as the required technologies do not yet exist.

After the first two levels of the game the assistant touches the Grey Goo, who bites him and enters his body.

Grey goo is a useful construct for considering low probability, high impact outcomes from emerging technologies.

In such a scenario, grey goo replication is self-limiting.

Some commentators have referred to this situation as the "grey goo" or "ecophagy" scenario.

The term grey goo was devised by Eric Drexler in one of his many books.

One scenario suggested danger to life could arise in the form of grey goo which consumes carbon to make more of itself.

There, the Grey Goo face its first opposition from humans, who attempt to use guns, tanks, etc. to stop it.

These controls would be able to prevent anyone from purposely abusing nanotechnology, and therefore avoid the grey goo scenario.