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I think humans have amassed enough resources and organization that at least a portion of them would continue to survive indefinitely using technical means. (Con
by c22 3y ago
I think humans have amassed enough resources and organization that at least a portion of them would continue to survive indefinitely using technical means. (Controlled indoor agriculture, artificial contained environments, etc.)
Imagine if we wanted to build a settlement on Mars, but Mars was already littered with the material resources and industrial trappings we have laying around on earth. The problem would be much easier, we'd be sending rockets full of humans already.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoTechnological civilization may be harder than you think it is to keep going, even in the absence of a hostile AI out to conquer the world. You need food, water, air, energy, materials, spare parts. Nobody has yet achieved anything like a closed system that can sustain itself.
- c22 3y agoTo be fair, no one has yet needed to do this.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoAt the time when you need to do it, it's probably too late to try. The one time we attempted to do something similar, it failed, and nobody has tried a second time. How much time do you think it would take to prepare? What if it didn't succeed on the first shot? And how would you prevent the AI that's wipes out the rest of humanity from taking notice of your bubble?
- c22 3y agoI suspect multiple groups are already working on this sort of stuff. I don't expect all of them to succeed, but it only takes a few...