Did Eric Drexler not describe ideas like this in Engines of Creation? Either way, I would guess that Drexler has thought of similar ideas before (sans the phrase “diamondoid bacteria”) and has also likely communicated these ideas to Eliezer (albeit perhaps in an informal context). Though it’s also possible Eliezer came up with it independently, as it seems like a relatively natural idea to consider once you already assume diamondoid mechanosynthesis creating atomically-precise nanobots.
Did Eric Drexler not describe ideas like this in Engines of Creation? Either way, I would guess that Drexler has thought of similar ideas before (sans the phrase “diamondoid bacteria”) and has also likely communicated these ideas to Eliezer (albeit perhaps in an informal context). Though it’s also possible Eliezer came up with it independently, as it seems like a relatively natural idea to consider once you already assume diamondoid mechanosynthesis creating atomically-precise nanobots.