Sci-Fi Short Story. A universe is created by a (super)intelligence to experience new data. It found answers to everything, so destroyed itself to re-experience forming into a planet, evolving life, falling in love, etc. Read around 2000-2006.

[Vladimír]

Hello guys,

I remember a short story possibly by Asimov/Clarke/Bradbury/Lem about a superintelligence that found answers to everything it could possibly know and had no other inputs to process. So it decided to destroy itself and in the process to create a universe populated by matter so that each tiny bit of it can experience something new (forming into a planet, evolving life, falling in love,...). The ultimate plan is to come together and reform the superintelligence at the point the universe "ends", this time having "lived" through aeons of new experiences ("data input").

Does anyone know what I am talking about, what the name of the short story is and who wrote it? It is not "The Last Question" by Asimov nor it is "The Egg" by Andy Weir.

Thank you!

[Andy]

That sounds like the kind of thing that Lem might write. Reminiscent of Stapledon's "Starmaker" too - but that's not a short story.

[Kris]

Author Stanislaw Lem and Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon - mentioned by Andy

[Vladimír]

Thank you for the tips! I am looking into Lem a little bit more although Golem IV nor Cyberiad seem likely.

So far I've found out that the theme probably originates from Frank Tipler's essay "The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead" (found that thanks to Brian M. Stableford's Science Fact and Science Fiction encyklopedia).


Still searching = )

[Justanotherbiblophile]

The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead for the link.

Of course, given the fact that we're most likely just a simulation, I just hope they're keeping good backups and we can hack the system ;>

Perhaps of interest: That Alien Message

[Vladimír]

Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead for the link.

Of course, given the fact that we're most likely just a simulation, I just hope they'..."

Thanks, an interesting thread!

[Justanotherbiblophile]

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edit: fyi, "The Egg" is RIO as is "God's Debris"

[Scott]

It's not what you're looking for but just in case it is of interest, sounds like the theory suggested by Scott Adams in God's Debris: A Thought Experiment.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Weird, it looks like it reversed the last two messages - as I linked Scott's suggestion to a RIO. Not beat him to the suggestion.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

*bump*

[Justanotherbiblophile]

*bump*

[Vladimír]

Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "*bump*"
thanks

[Justanotherbiblophile]

*creation AI 2021 bump*

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Vladimir (OP) last posted in the group in November 2019.

[Vladimír]

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yeah. still haven't found it

[Kris]

Thanks for the update, Vladimir. I moved your request back to the "Unsolved" folder. I copied some book details to the topic header. Feel free to edit it.

Around what year did you read this short story?

In an anthology/ collection written by a single or multiple authors? Common theme of the stories?

[Vladimír]

Good questions, Kris. I must have read it somewhere around 2000 - 2006, definitely in some sort of an anthology / collection which was published in Czech. You know what...thinking about it I might try going through my old books next time I'm at my parents'.