I think a superintelligent AI can FOOM its way to manufacturing nanobots because the biggest bottleneck to engineering and manufacturing those is research that can be done without needing input from the physical universe beyond the physics we already know, and the machines we already have, with very slight upgrades or creative usages beyond what they were designed for. Manufacturing nanobots is like a logic brain teaser for a sufficiently intelligent reasoner. I guess you have a different perspective in that you think the process requires a culture of socializing beings, and/or more input from the physical universe?
I think a superintelligent AI can FOOM its way to manufacturing nanobots because the biggest bottleneck to engineering and manufacturing those is research that can be done without needing input from the physical universe beyond the physics we already know, and the machines we already have, with very slight upgrades or creative usages beyond what they were designed for. Manufacturing nanobots is like a logic brain teaser for a sufficiently intelligent reasoner. I guess you have a different perspective in that you think the process requires a culture of socializing beings, and/or more input from the physical universe?