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One-Planet-at-a-Time Quarterly News Update: First Quarter, 2015
NEWS: The Telepath Guidelines fav.me/d7p86je have now been canonized. The next set of guidelines scheduled for 2016 will address the nature of intelligence within the OPaaT universe: artificial intelligence, the limitations of organic intelligence, extradimensional intelligence, etc. As before, please direct all input to the comments section below. The Book Club selections for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters, respectively, are Arthur C. Clarke’s The Star, Larry Niven’s The Mote in God’s Eye, and Malicious-Monkey’s Ilion sunriseonilion.wordpress.com/ (also available at her dA page). Below are the winners of the Fourth Quarter Line Art Contest:
1) Whachamacallit1’s Meet the Hoshlinaka fav.me/d7tebhk
2) Adiraiju’s Lirbon fav.me/d76mdmi
3) 4nimeCub3’s Project ceres sketchdump fav.me/d6klxbr
RESOURCES:
1) ‘If We Ever Meet Aliens, They’ll Probably Be Robots’ io9.com/if-we-ever-meet-aliens…
2) ’12 Reasons Robots Will Always Have An Advantage Over Humans’ io9.com/12-reasons-robots-will…
3) ‘Amoebas Are Still More Intelligent Than Our Most Powerful Computers’ io9.com/amoebas-are-still-more…
4) ‘IBM’s Watson Can Now Debate Its Opponents’ io9.com/ibms-watson-can-now-de…
5) ‘Is It Time to Give Up on the Singularity?’ io9.com/is-it-time-to-give-up-…
CONTEST:
The next contest will cover painting (traditional, digital, etc). The deadline for this contest is the last day of March at 11:00 PM EST.
GROUP HIGHLIGHT:
Our newest affiliate is World-Craft world-craft.deviantart.com/ The thing I like most about this group is that it does a very good job of keeping a close knit ‘small group’ vibe while also showcasing impressively original artwork. Below are ten of my favorite deviations:
1) NocturnalSea’s Field Guide to Amaterasu page 1 fav.me/d4nasrs
2) Transapient’s Worldcraft: Boomer fav.me/d4a9nui
3) draconicaeaeon’s Dolabranychus fav.me/d4a9hwc
4) NocturnalSea’s Orange Sponge-root fav.me/d48zusc
5) NocturnalSea’s Red-Eyed Dunce Cap fav.me/d48zvxl
6) elytracephalid’s World-Craft: Emperor Flinder fav.me/d46p5yi
7) Transapient’s Worldcraft: Lightning Eater fav.me/d3izc8i
8) TheSeaLemon’s Pseudoarthropods fav.me/d7s9o1c
9) Scruffy-Stevie’s Canessa fav.me/d7sb2np :thumb470809141:
10) Transapient’s World-Craft: Ooma fav.me/d7q4r8m
NEWS: The Telepath Guidelines fav.me/d7p86je have now been canonized. The next set of guidelines scheduled for 2016 will address the nature of intelligence within the OPaaT universe: artificial intelligence, the limitations of organic intelligence, extradimensional intelligence, etc. As before, please direct all input to the comments section below. The Book Club selections for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters, respectively, are Arthur C. Clarke’s The Star, Larry Niven’s The Mote in God’s Eye, and Malicious-Monkey’s Ilion sunriseonilion.wordpress.com/ (also available at her dA page). Below are the winners of the Fourth Quarter Line Art Contest:
1) Whachamacallit1’s Meet the Hoshlinaka fav.me/d7tebhk
2) Adiraiju’s Lirbon fav.me/d76mdmi
3) 4nimeCub3’s Project ceres sketchdump fav.me/d6klxbr
RESOURCES:
1) ‘If We Ever Meet Aliens, They’ll Probably Be Robots’ io9.com/if-we-ever-meet-aliens…
2) ’12 Reasons Robots Will Always Have An Advantage Over Humans’ io9.com/12-reasons-robots-will…
3) ‘Amoebas Are Still More Intelligent Than Our Most Powerful Computers’ io9.com/amoebas-are-still-more…
4) ‘IBM’s Watson Can Now Debate Its Opponents’ io9.com/ibms-watson-can-now-de…
5) ‘Is It Time to Give Up on the Singularity?’ io9.com/is-it-time-to-give-up-…
CONTEST:
The next contest will cover painting (traditional, digital, etc). The deadline for this contest is the last day of March at 11:00 PM EST.
GROUP HIGHLIGHT:
Our newest affiliate is World-Craft world-craft.deviantart.com/ The thing I like most about this group is that it does a very good job of keeping a close knit ‘small group’ vibe while also showcasing impressively original artwork. Below are ten of my favorite deviations:
1) NocturnalSea’s Field Guide to Amaterasu page 1 fav.me/d4nasrs
2) Transapient’s Worldcraft: Boomer fav.me/d4a9nui
3) draconicaeaeon’s Dolabranychus fav.me/d4a9hwc
4) NocturnalSea’s Orange Sponge-root fav.me/d48zusc
5) NocturnalSea’s Red-Eyed Dunce Cap fav.me/d48zvxl
6) elytracephalid’s World-Craft: Emperor Flinder fav.me/d46p5yi
7) Transapient’s Worldcraft: Lightning Eater fav.me/d3izc8i
8) TheSeaLemon’s Pseudoarthropods fav.me/d7s9o1c
9) Scruffy-Stevie’s Canessa fav.me/d7sb2np :thumb470809141:
10) Transapient’s World-Craft: Ooma fav.me/d7q4r8m
2017, First Quarter News Update
Happy New Year! It has now been roughly 5 years since the beginning of the One-Planet-at-a-Time Project. Since that time there has been a lot of good input from some very talented people, and some great discussions have taken place regarding big picture world building decisions. Until now, there has also been a 100 deviation quota for all planets that has been intended as a safeguard against potential time wasting arguments involving members who might be bossy, lazy, and/or just plain trouble. This mechanism was highly effective for mobilizing a collaborative group of artists while simultaneously weeding out people who only cared about promot
2016, Fourth Quarter News Update
One-Planet-at-a-Time Quarterly News Update: Fourth Quarter, 2016
NEWS: Just finished an accelerated degree program but I apologize for the disruption of the schedule for 2015. The annual discussion topic, Intelligence Paradigm, will be extended until January 1, 2017 (see the comments section of the First Quarter News Update for 2015 fav.me/d8dalhg ). Below are the winning deviations of the comic contest that was announced during the last update:
1) Whachamacallit1’s Out of Place Part 1 http://fav.me/d8czf1w :thumb505537268:
2) Whachamacallit1’s Out of Place Part 2 http://fav.me/d8hdz5w :thumb512934980:
3) Whachamacallit1’
2015, Second Quarter News Update
One-Planet-at-a-Time Quarterly News Update: Second Quarter, 2015
NEWS: Now is the time to think about an Intelligence Paradigm. In other words, we need to come to a consensus about what kinds of AI, transhumans, and extradimensional entities will be permitted in our worldbuilding. Prominent examples in other story universes include Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell, Star Trek, Star Wars, A Fire Upon the Deep, the Culture series and the Revelation Space series. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please visit the comments section of the First Quarter News Update http://fav.me/d8dalhg Below are the winners of the First Qua
2014, Fourth Quarter News Update
One-Planet-at-a-Time Quarterly News Update: Fourth Quarter, 2014
NEWS: A draft for the Telepath Guidelines is now available http://fav.me/d7p86je Suggestions should be directed to the First Quarter News Update http://fav.me/d70cw69 between now and the first of January, at which point the Telepath Guidelines will be canonized.
Winners of the Third Quarter Facility Contest:
1) desuran’s Landing Platform at Permus Colony, Keras http://fav.me/d5jklpm :thumb335204842:
2) ILJackson’s power from the heart of the world http://fav.me/d5s9rnq :thumb349815878:
3) blackcherryangel’s moon base http://fav.me/d6if726 :thumb393739134:
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Here are my thoughts so far regarding the upcoming Intelligence paradigm:
Why do we need it?
1) Economics - If money is dependent on individuals' time (wages), then there will need to be some kind of limit to AI...whether that be a tech plateau like in Star Wars, or a Pandora's Box scenario like in Terminator, The Matrix, and BSG.
2) Fermi Paradox - If super-intelligent self-replicating robots are out there, then why is half the Milky Way not already swarmed by them like in the Revelation Space series or Star Trek?
3) Entertainment - too much prosperity often translates into too little conflict...and sometimes that can be bad for building stories.
Pros of super-intelligence:
1) Scifi should be about the FUTURE, not just a nuanced version of the present or Game of Thrones with ray-guns.
2) If computing power in real life exceeds what we allow based on worldbuilding, then OPaaT runs the risk of loosing relevance.
Cons of super-intelligence:
1) Once entities are allowed to be too powerful, there just isn't much room left for conflict and lazy/boring writing is more likely to occur.
2) It is difficult to imagine how super-intelligent civilizations would interact with each other.
Ideas:
1) Strike a balance between super-intelligence and modern "familiar" levels of intelligence. Maybe have an intelligence index that depends on the properties of a realm within the multiverse: 1 = Omega Point, 0.00001 = boring useless universe, 0.5 = the main universe (inspired by A Fire Upon the Deep).
2) Make intelligent robots either more expensive or less reliable than employing actual humans.
3) Ultra-advanced civilizations will opt to migrate to more desirable realms within the multiverse for the same reason humans might leave Earth for a Ba'ku-like fountain of youth paradise world.
4) Avoid Reaper/Borg/Cylon ripoffs.
Why do we need it?
1) Economics - If money is dependent on individuals' time (wages), then there will need to be some kind of limit to AI...whether that be a tech plateau like in Star Wars, or a Pandora's Box scenario like in Terminator, The Matrix, and BSG.
2) Fermi Paradox - If super-intelligent self-replicating robots are out there, then why is half the Milky Way not already swarmed by them like in the Revelation Space series or Star Trek?
3) Entertainment - too much prosperity often translates into too little conflict...and sometimes that can be bad for building stories.
Pros of super-intelligence:
1) Scifi should be about the FUTURE, not just a nuanced version of the present or Game of Thrones with ray-guns.
2) If computing power in real life exceeds what we allow based on worldbuilding, then OPaaT runs the risk of loosing relevance.
Cons of super-intelligence:
1) Once entities are allowed to be too powerful, there just isn't much room left for conflict and lazy/boring writing is more likely to occur.
2) It is difficult to imagine how super-intelligent civilizations would interact with each other.
Ideas:
1) Strike a balance between super-intelligence and modern "familiar" levels of intelligence. Maybe have an intelligence index that depends on the properties of a realm within the multiverse: 1 = Omega Point, 0.00001 = boring useless universe, 0.5 = the main universe (inspired by A Fire Upon the Deep).
2) Make intelligent robots either more expensive or less reliable than employing actual humans.
3) Ultra-advanced civilizations will opt to migrate to more desirable realms within the multiverse for the same reason humans might leave Earth for a Ba'ku-like fountain of youth paradise world.
4) Avoid Reaper/Borg/Cylon ripoffs.