Episode 1 - David Brin on the History and Future of AGI
The Mindplex Podcast
The Fermi Paradox
John Smart's Transcension Hypothesis is a version of what Frank Tippler talked about, the creation of gods at the end of the cosmos. The problem with John's notion is that it assumes that an attractor state does not have exceptions. And all you need in those circumstances is an exception of Hell's Angels who like to ride their bikes and don't want to dive into godlike simulated worlds. If they decide not to transcend, then those few who made that choice inherit the galaxy.
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