extinction

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At the same time, the fall in software stocks implies that the market believes “AI adoption will be so pervasive and productivity-enhancing” that software-based businesses and applications are destined for extinction.

From MarketWatch

He says not all zoos will survive but describes the birth of a critically-endangered Amur leopard at Dartmoor Zoo - a species on the brink of extinction - as "the apex of our achievement".

From BBC

Meanwhile, on Moltbook, the AI agents - or perhaps humans with robotic masks on - continue to chatter, and not all the talk is of human extinction.

From BBC

Walruses have been officially protected in Norway since the 1950s, after they were hunted to near extinction.

From BBC

Puffins are listed as vulnerable to extinction on the global International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.

From BBC