Comment Ya, this is new (Score 2) 158
Gregory Benford speculated alond these lines years and years ago in his Galactic Center series of books. Piers Anthony wrote about the only possible means of multi-lightyear communication in his book Macroscope. Isacc Asimov (post humously thanks to Brin, Benford and Bear) shows how AI prepared the galaxy for human colonization.
In the 1st example it's flesh struggling against an obviously superior machine intelligence. Next comes flesh using machines to communicate with other flesh hundreds, thousands and even millions of years distant. The only concivable way possible until we break the light speed barrier. And last comes flesh inadvertantly using machine to destroy every other form of intelligent life in the galaxy for the further good itself.
THIS ISN'T NEWS! Why does it take someone from NASA or SETI to start serious discussion along these topics when the ideas have been around for years and years and years!!!
Pick up a book you bunch of slack jawed yokels. Science fiction ISN'T FUCKING FANTASY.
-Sandman
In the 1st example it's flesh struggling against an obviously superior machine intelligence. Next comes flesh using machines to communicate with other flesh hundreds, thousands and even millions of years distant. The only concivable way possible until we break the light speed barrier. And last comes flesh inadvertantly using machine to destroy every other form of intelligent life in the galaxy for the further good itself.
THIS ISN'T NEWS! Why does it take someone from NASA or SETI to start serious discussion along these topics when the ideas have been around for years and years and years!!!
Pick up a book you bunch of slack jawed yokels. Science fiction ISN'T FUCKING FANTASY.
-Sandman
