Energy Demands: The computational infrastructure for a noosphere (e.g., data centers, AI) requires significant energy, potentially straining resources needed for Kardashev Scale progression. A Universe Today article (May 1, 2025) questions the sustainability of high-energy systems, relevant to noospheric networks Kardashev Type 2 Civilizations Might Be An Unsustainable Fantasy.
Philosophical Ambiguity: Teilhard de Chardin’s spiritual vision of a unified consciousness is less practical than Vernadsky’s technological focus, as it requires speculative leaps in human evolution or transhumanism, such as digital consciousness The Future of Humanity in the Kardashev Scale.