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When will at least a zettabyte of digital information be destroyed as the result of a single event?

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Community Prediction2062-06-06

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2042-02-18 21:54

2062-06-06 17:41

2089-04-09 23:20

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Computing and Math

Technology

Library of Alexandria

Zettabyte

Information technology

Data analysis

Information theory

What will the largest Common Crawl be, in TiB, by 2032?

1.09k

Before 2032, will we see an event precipitated by AI malfunction that causes at least 100 deaths and/or at least $1B 2021 USD in economic damage?

80%

Before 2032, will we see an event precipitated by AI malfunction that causes at least 1000 deaths and/or at least $200B 2021 USD in economic damage?

25%

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Authors:

uganda

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Computing and Math

Technology

Library of Alexandria

Zettabyte

Information technology

Data analysis

Information theory

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What will the largest Common Crawl be, in TiB, by 2032?

1.09k

Before 2032, will we see an event precipitated by AI malfunction that causes at least 100 deaths and/or at least $1B 2021 USD in economic damage?

80%

Before 2032, will we see an event precipitated by AI malfunction that causes at least 1000 deaths and/or at least $200B 2021 USD in economic damage?

25%