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Human extinction by 2100 as a result of the single biggest nanotech accident

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Actual estimate: 0.5%

This is the median. Beard et al.'s appendix says "Note that for these predictions no time frame was given." I think that that's incorrect, based on phrasings in the original source, but I'm not certain.

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Human extinction by 2100 as a result of the single biggest nanotech accident
< 1%
Exceptionally unlikely
Last updated: 2026-01-14

Actual estimate: 0.5%

This is the median. Beard et al.'s appendix says "Note that for these predictions no time frame was given." I think that that's incorrect, based on phrasings in the original source, but I'm not certain.

Last updated: 2026-01-14
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