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Why are cats not sapient, and for how long will they be non-sapient? What do you think the likelihood that we will uplift cats to sapience is? Is it zero? Ten
by jaggederest 2y ago
Why are cats not sapient, and for how long will they be non-sapient? What do you think the likelihood that we will uplift cats to sapience is? Is it zero?
Ten thousand years is a long time.
- jhbadger 2y agoI like David Brin's novels where humans uplift various primates and cetaceans. Do many other authors do that? It seems uncommon as compared to AI-driven futures.
- jaggederest 2y agoI'm rereading that series lately actually, there have been a few others who riffed on the concept but none as in depth sadly. The best I've read recently were Adrian Tchaikovsky's books, all quite excellent and fairly centered around uplift.
- whimsicalism 2y agothe obvious other recommendation is Adrian Tchaikovsky’s books