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Miracle - Something amazing or wonderful. It is a very unusual event.
ChatGPT - An Artificial Intelligence chatbot released in November 2022.
Carbon dioxide - Carbon dioxide is a colourless gas formed during the combustion of any material containing carbon and is a significant greenhouse gas.
Extinction - Completely dying out.
Proponents - Someone who proposes something, or at least supports it by speaking and writing in favour of it.