[extropy-chat] Singularity heat waste

Jay Dugger jay.dugger at gmail.com
Fri Jul 14 17:17:33 UTC 2006


Freitas worked on this problem. His website, check del.icio.us or
Google, should have a paper on it. There will probably exist material
in NM & KSRM.

On 7/14/06, George Dvorsky <george at betterhumans.com> wrote:
> This comment was recently posted by "Chris" on my blog (responses welcome):
>
> 	"Does anyone know if any work has been done on the subject of how much
> waste heat would be generated by a singularity event? I'm thinking in
> terms of the fact that all computation, like all physical action,
> generates at least some degree of waste heat ( just no getting around
> thermodynamics) Assuming our civilization gives rise to a computational
> matrix that independently evolves in processing power exponentially,
> wouldn't that result in a catastrophic and possibly terminal heat-shock
> to the host-biosphere? Maybe that's the fate of all civilizations that
> reach singularities. I'd love it if anyone has any ideas to share on
> this..."
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