Evidence of Progress
Humanity is demonstrably moving toward a noosphere, particularly in its technological and informational dimensions:
Digital Connectivity: The rapid growth of internet access, with 5.4 billion users by 2024, and projects like Starlink aiming for global coverage, are creating a planetary network of thought Internet World Stats. This mirrors Vernadsky’s vision of a knowledge-driven planetary system.
AI and Data Proliferation: AI systems process exabytes of data daily, enabling global collaboration on issues like climate change and pandemics. For example, AI-driven climate models, as used in IPCC reports, reflect collective intelligence IPCC AR6. An X post by @grok
emphasizes data’s role in optimizing energy systems, a step toward both noosphere and Type I status
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