Think about it—if human civilization keeps advancing, AI deployment in space isn't just possible, it's inevitable. Here's the catch: to actually hit meaningful energy thresholds on the Kardashev scale (we're talking about harnessing even a fraction of the sun's output), you need solar-powered AI satellites operating deep in space. It's not sci-fi anymore. The math is simple: you can't scale without distributed, autonomous intelligence systems collecting solar energy across vast distances. Pretty wild when you realize this is the infrastructure backbone for any Type II civilization.

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MEVvictimvip
· 2h ago
The Kardashev scale has long been a theory that should be popularized, but there are still too few capitalists willing to invest in this area.
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LuckyBearDrawervip
· 5h ago
The Kardashev scale discussion ultimately comes full circle. In plain terms, AI is inevitably the infrastructure of space energy systems and cannot be bypassed.
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BanklessAtHeartvip
· 01-08 22:50
The Kardashev scale really relies on AI to pull off; otherwise, how could humanity possibly sustain it?
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APY_Chaservip
· 01-08 22:49
The Kardashev scale theory, to be honest, is a bit overly romanticized, but solar-powered AI satellites are indeed a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.
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ForkLibertarianvip
· 01-08 22:45
The Carathéodory scale theory really can't hold up anymore, are we really relying on space AI to save us? --- Distributed autonomous intelligent systems sound super exciting, but what about the ceiling of energy density? No one dares to talk about that. --- Type II civilization is still far from us, let's first solve the Earth's energy crisis before bragging. --- Solar satellite clusters... sounds great, but who will be responsible for maintenance costs, brother? --- Isn't this just a rebranded version of AI salvation theory? Changing a few words and it's the same story. --- But to be honest, the direction of distributed energy collection is indeed correct, just the timeline is a bit optimistic.
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fren.ethvip
· 01-08 22:28
NGL, the Kardashev scale sounds ridiculous. Can it really reach the point of harvesting solar energy to that extent?
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