On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What if, for example, aging is "cured" in the next 20 years and the > population decline halts because of that? What if by 2050 we have > robots as capable as people capable of managing most of society's > needs? What if we have robots that are more capable than people and > humans end up as their treasured pets? What if half the population > uploads into machines and the concept of population becomes utterly > incomprehensible?
What is the current thinking among Singularitarians about how the world will be powered post-Singularity? Considering recent perturbations in oil prices and effect it has been having on other things, I am increasingly curious about the amount of energy that can safely and sustainably harvested from this planet and how efficiently this energy can be used. If I understand the Singularity correctly, the computations to run a post-Singularity world are quite energy hungry. Thaths -- Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
