Supposing we live in a simulation, what are the implications for us humans? The foregoing remarks notwithstanding, the implications are not all that radical. Our best guide to how our posthuman creators have chosen to set up our world is th…If (1) is true, then we will almost certainly go extinct before reaching posthumanity. If (2) is true, then there must be a strong convergence among the courses of advanced civilizations so that virtually none contains any relatively wealth…[^14]: See e.g. Drexler (1985) op cit., and R. A. Freitas Jr., “Some Limits to Global Ecophagy by Biovorous Nanoreplicators, with Public Policy Recommendations.” Zyvex preprint April (2000), http://www.foresight.org/NanoRev/Ecophagy.html.
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Robert A. Freitas Jr.
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Freitas is a theoretical nanotechnologist primarily known for work on molecular manufacturing and the existential risks posed by self-replicating nanomachines. He appears in these readings as a cited authority on the "gray goo" scenario—the catastrophic possibility of uncontrolled nanobot replication consuming Earth's biosphere—which grounds discussions of technological singularities and posthuman civilization in concrete material constraints. His policy-oriented approach to nanotechnology ethics anchors the course's examination of how speculative technologies intersect with governance and survival futures.
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