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Analysis highlights interaction of intelligence and computation in the Noosphere, suggesting an evolving understanding of artificialization in Earth's future.
The Noosphere is the sphere of thought that emerges from the geophysical and biological spheres of Earth through the interaction of minds. It is not metaphysical; it is the cumulative result of matter becoming cognitive, and partially aware of itself. Crucially, the evolution of intelligence at planetary scale is also the cause of a comprehensive artificialization of Earth: the Noocene. This epoch is defined by a paradox. At the same historical moment that complex intelligence begins to grasp its own evolution, it also begins to recognize that its success may undermine the foundations of its future. What is the role of computation and cosmology in both recognitions? How might this epoch come to better understand itself and thus orient itself?
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