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RE: LeoThread 2025-06-01 15:20

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  1. Data as a Measure of Civilizational Maturity
    Some scholars and futurists argue that data processing and information management are as critical as energy consumption, potentially warranting a redefinition of the Kardashev Scale:
    Information-Based Metrics: Carl Sagan’s extension of the scale incorporated information processing, suggesting that data mastery reflects civilizational advancement. A Type I civilization might process exabytes of data daily, while a Type III could handle data on a galactic scale Kardashev Scale Wiki.

Entropy Optimization: Recent discussions,
, highlight data’s role in optimizing entropy, enabling civilizations to extract maximum utility from energy resources

. This could redefine progress toward Type IV, where civilizations manipulate universal information structures.