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Another potential danger predicted recently due to NT advances is that with time progress with NT advancement, a stage may reach where nanobots will become commonplace in society, and with artificial intelligence technology, these nanobots may develop their own intelligence and replicate in an uncontrolled manner such a way that one day the earth may overrun by these nanobots. This hypothetical situation is called a gray goo effect. Alternatively, one day, there is a risk on the entire planet that may be overrun by nanoengineered organisms called green goo.

The above NT risks are in turn hindering the progress and investment of financial resources on NT research by many countries' governments.