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FuturesVolume 145, January 2023, Article number 103063

The information catastrophe and space settlement(Article)(Open Access)

  • Ćirković, M.M.
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  • Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade, Volgina 7, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

Abstract

A further argument for human space settlement is formulated on the basis of the risk of information catastrophe, as recently outlined by Melvin Vopson. Both the increase in the overall material basis of the human civilization and the lowering of operational temperature will act to mitigate this type of risk. Human space settlement and the creation of the Solar System technosphere is certain to advance both these important trends. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd

Author keywords

Artificial intelligenceComputational physicsFutures studiesInformationPhilosophy of physicsSpace settlementTechnosphere

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GEOBASE Subject Index:artificial intelligencecivilizationfuture prospectsolar system

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    Two anonymous referees have kindly supplied comments resulting in significant improvement upon an early version of this manuscript. The author is grateful for pleasant discussions on the relevant topics with Milica Banović, Anders Sandberg, Karl Schroeder, Keith Mansfield, Slobodan Popović, Srdja Janković, Mark Walker, Paul Gilster, Bojan Stojanović, Slobodan Perović, Amedeo Balbi, and Claire Berlinski. Wonderful worlds of Stanisław Lem, Ursula LeGuin, Greg Egan, and Alastair Reynolds have provided a constant inspiration and are also warmly acknowledged.

  • ISSN: 00163287
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2022.103063
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Elsevier Ltd


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