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> "and a device to create terran life“ … and all the devices and nutrition necessary to sustain that Terran life until it can become self sufficient—without th
by stouset 3mo ago
> "and a device to create terran life“
… and all the devices and nutrition necessary to sustain that Terran life until it can become self sufficient—without the help of preexisting humans to teach them or impart physical skills—on a rock with either no life, inhospitable life, or nutritionally incompatible life.
You might as well call that device a magic wand.
- WalterBright 3mo ago> magic wand With today's technology, sure. I never thought I'd live to see AI. But here it is. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Clarke
- stouset 3mo agoAny sufficiently advanced imaginary technology is capable of performing anything you feel like imagining. That doesn’t make it plausible or convincing.
- WalterBright 3mo agoNone of my proposal violates any laws of physics.