AGI and ASI — Ch.25: Post Human Civilization [EN]

This chapter delves into the concept of post-human civilization, which refers to a future where intelligence, agency, identity, production, governance, and culture are no longer organized primarily around unmodified human beings living on Earth. It explores various possibilities, including enhanced humans, human-AI hybrids, autonomous machine civilizations, uploaded minds, collective intelligences, synthetic ecosystems, and non-traditional forms of consciousness or coordination.

The chapter emphasizes that post-human civilization is a civilizational transition rather than a single event, and it questions how advanced AI and ASI could reshape fundamental aspects such as personhood, community, economy, polity, and historical project. It also discusses the potential for AI-driven civilizations to operate at unprecedented speeds, scales, and levels of coordination, and the implications of digital societies hosting minds and agents in simulated or virtual environments.

The ultimate goal of the chapter is not prediction but rather to understand the role of present choices in shaping path dependence, alignment methods, governance norms, infrastructure design, rights frameworks, energy systems, and attitudes toward embodiment. It aims to help avoid two common errors: assuming that human civilization will remain unchanged, and assuming that anything beyond humanity is automatically desirable.

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