Technological completion conjecture

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The technological completion conjecture is the hypothesis that all possible technological capabilities allowed by the laws of physics will eventually be obtained, provided that scientific and technological development efforts do not cease. It was proposed by Nick Bostrom in a number of publications.[1][2][3]

Further reading

Bostrom, Nick (2009) The future of humanity, in Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Evan Selinger & Søren Riis (eds.) New Waves in Philosophy of Technology, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 189–194.

Related entries

differential progress | macrostrategy

 

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    Bostrom, Nick (2009) The future of humanity, in Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Evan Selinger & Søren Riis (eds.) New Waves in Philosophy of Technology, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 186–215.

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    Bostrom, Nick (2014) Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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    Bostrom, Nick (2014) Crucial considerations and wise philanthropy, Effective AltruismGood Done Right, July 9.

The technological completion conjecture is the hypothesis that all possible technological capabilities allowed by the laws of physics will eventually be obtained, provided that scientific and technological development efforts do not cease. It was proposed by Nick Bostrom in a number of publications (Bostrom 2009; Bostrom 2014a; Bostrom 2014b).publications.[1][2][3]

  1. ^

    Bostrom, Nick (2009) The future of humanity, in Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Evan Selinger & Søren Riis (eds.) New Waves in Philosophy of Technology, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 186–215.

  2. ^

    Bostrom, Nick (2014) Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

  3. ^

    Bostrom, Nick (2014) Crucial considerations and wise philanthropy, Effective Altruism, July 9.

The technological completion conjecture is the hypothesis that all important basicpossible technological capabilities that could be obtained through some possible technologyallowed by the laws of physics will eventually be obtained, provided that scientific and technological development efforts do not cease. It was proposed by Nick Bostrom in a number of publications (Bostrom 2009; Bostrom 2014a; Bostrom 2014b).

The technological completion conjecture is the hypothesis that all important basic capabilities that could be obtained through some possible technology will be obtained, provided that scientific and technological development efforts do not cease. It was proposed by Nick Bostrom in a number of publications (Bostrom 2009; Bostrom 2014a; Bostrom 2014b).