I’m still unclear, why not? Once the sphere is built, while the raw energy available is fixed, we can still have growth in computation per unit energy, right?
Robin’s model is a transitional one, valid until uploads move beyond human, or human society/economy moves beyond what it is now. Radical changes like this one call into question the assumption that human society/economy can be considered otherwise stable across the transition.
Still disruptive to assumptions of societal continuity, though.
What does that mean?
We can’t use our current economic theories to effectively model such a situation.
I’m still unclear, why not? Once the sphere is built, while the raw energy available is fixed, we can still have growth in computation per unit energy, right?
Robin’s model is a transitional one, valid until uploads move beyond human, or human society/economy moves beyond what it is now. Radical changes like this one call into question the assumption that human society/economy can be considered otherwise stable across the transition.