From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Mon May 13 2002 - 22:23:01 MDT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
> [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of Eugen Leitl
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:17 AM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: RE: Post Singularity Earth
>
>
> On Sun, 12 May 2002, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
>
> > > There's enough fuel on the surface and the few m of humus layer to
> > > transform Earth's surface (strictly) radically in a course of a few days.
> >
> > If unopposed. You are also assuming an AI bright enough to be able to
>
> We're talking about technologies developed in a critical Singularity hot
> spot. The technology delta between the hot spot, and the periphery is so
> large that the hot spot completely rules the place.
>
> > develop the means of turning raw materials into computronium optimized
> > for the AI -- that is hardly something that occurs in a few days.
>
> Computronium is not really that difficult to do, even in absence of
> machine-phase nanorobotics. It's just hierarchical complementary
> purification and assembly. We've come a long way towards the goal of
> engineering macromolecular self assembly, including crystal growth.
>
> > There are 10E148 patterns of atoms that can occupy a cubic nanometer
> > [Drexler, '92]. Even the most advanced AI can't explore a fraction of
> > that in a few days.
>
> It doesn't have to be optimal to be very useful. Plus, the amount of
> constraints present almost completely spell out the solution for you. We
> can do the thing with current technology, after ~decade of R&D.
>
> > > I'm not sure how soon you could leap into space, but it would be probably
> > > also on hour range.
> >
> > Since we can leap to space the ability to do so would presumably
> > a very early capability. Thus it makes much more sense to leap
>
> Assuming, you hijack some launching facilities. It might be easier to
> assemble stuff from scratch, though.
>
> > to space (an environment humans can't easily adapt to) and optimize
> > yourself from there.
>
> Humans do not register in an ecology build on postbiological principles
> (unless protected, most people will die in the course of hours/days).
> Going into space is absolutely required in your quest for lebensraum,
> since you're bottlenecked by your rate of growth on a planetary surface.
>
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