Simulation, Consciousness, Existence
An essay by Hans Moravec, Hans Moravec, dated 1998. The page is headed "Hans Moravec, 1998", the date the author gives this version; when the page was posted is not stated. The author's publication list gives an English original in Telepolis, June 1996 (recorded as claimed; that version was not read).
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- Simulation, Consciousness, Existence Hans Moravec (author-hosted HTML) · published 1998 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 db78c230a787f47dbbd7dbd57a24eda4d82511fd805bed4729b9f56fda35a438). Author-hosted HTML headed "Simulation, Consciousness, Existence Hans Moravec, 1998". The page refers to "this book". Earliest capture located: 2000-08-29 (not compared).
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- Machine intelligence spreads beyond EarthMoravec's essay of 1998 relays Barrow and Tipler's cosmology, in which human-spawned intelligence expands until the accessible universe is inhabited by a cohesive mind, and states that it is consistent with the one in "this book".1998 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Machine intelligence spreads beyond Earth: propositions page →
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