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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Marty Vergel Baes

Nostradamus' 500-Year-Old 'Immortal Machine' Prophecy Resurfaces Amid Fresh Fears AI Could Wipe Out Humanity

A nearly 500-year-old passage attributed to Nostradamus is being revisited as artificial intelligence fears intensify (Credit: History/YouTube)

A nearly 500-year-old passage attributed to French astrologer and physician Michel de Nostredame, known as Nostradamus, is being revisited as artificial intelligence fears intensify.

The verse describes a 'new sage with a lone brain' whose disciples are 'invited to be immortal', language that modern readers have repeatedly interpreted as a possible reference to AI, robots or machine intelligence.

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