Doomsday Event

Self-Replicating Nanobots

Nanotechnology Accident

Super intelligent Artificial Intelligence

Human engineered global pandemic

environmental, health, and safety issues

Results

amounts of nanomaterials are released due to a chemical accident

Causes

Results

the use of hazardous materials and UV light in nanorobots

Causes

consume all biomass (and perhaps also everything else) on Earth while building many more of themselves

Results

impact of various nationalities, cultures, and religions

Causes

Environmental exposures

Results

The advancements in fields such as medicine, transportation, and energy, the increased efficiency and productivity, the potential to solve some of humanity's most pressing problems, and the potential to enhance human capabilities and improve our quality of life are some of the most significant benefits

Causes

planted by philosophers who attempted to describe the process of human thinking as the mechanical manipulation of symbols