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Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking had once predicted a grim future for our planet, where it could become a "giant ball of fire." He made the prediction during his speech at the Tencent WE Summit in 2017. The warning was based on his concerns over unchecked population growth and rising energy consumption, leading to an apocalypse.

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Technology's rapid advancement could lead to extinction

Hawking also expressed his worries about the rapid advancement of technology. He feared that if this trend continues, humanity could be heading toward extinction. "I don't see scientific or technological developments slowing down or stopping in the future," he had said. The physicist predicted that "the present exponential growth cannot continue for the next millennium."

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