Answering Fermi's Paradox
An essay by Hugo de Garis, The Kurzweil Library, dated 22 March 2001. The Kurzweil Library copy states 'Originally published March 22, 2001 on KurzweilAI.net.' (its header shows May 22, 2001); the author's e-book reprint (essay A2) carries the same note.
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- Answering Fermi's Paradox The Kurzweil Library (writingsbyraykurzweil.com), copy of an essay 'Originally published March 22, 2001 on KurzweilAI.net' · published 2001-03-22 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 20aedf76ee671d56c8da28730ceb37e3126693c63ab655a298dbfe1e5ba9af0f). Current Kurzweil Library page (address ?p=80514, redirected); its header shows May 22, 2001 and its note says originally published March 22, 2001; the page displays no byline.
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- Machine intelligence as a physical or cosmic processDe Garis's essay of 2001 states that, to him, biological technological intelligence is a fleeting phase that nature goes through on the way to immortal artilectual intelligence.2001-03-22 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Machine intelligence as a physical or cosmic process: propositions page →
- Machine intelligence spreads beyond EarthDe Garis's essay of 2001 states, as a step of his answer to Fermi's question, that artilects created by biological species leave their planets of birth and spread throughout the universe.2001-03-22 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Machine intelligence spreads beyond Earth: propositions page →
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