I’ve never thought colonizing worlds outside of the solar system with human beings was reasonable. If we are somehow digitized, and continue to exist as computer programs, then sure.
Are there any science fiction novels that take this approach?
Charles Stross’ Saturn’s Children and Neptune’s Brood has robots with minds based on humans as humanity’s successor.
David Moffitt’s Genesis Quest and Second Genesis has specs for humans sent out by radio and recreated by aliens.
James Hogan’s Voyage from Yesteryear has a probe which has humans recreated on another planet and raised by robots.
The characters in Greg Egan’s Diaspora are mostly sentient software, who send out several probes containing copies of themselves.
I’ve never thought colonizing worlds outside of the solar system with human beings was reasonable. If we are somehow digitized, and continue to exist as computer programs, then sure.
Are there any science fiction novels that take this approach?
Charles Stross’ Saturn’s Children and Neptune’s Brood has robots with minds based on humans as humanity’s successor.
David Moffitt’s Genesis Quest and Second Genesis has specs for humans sent out by radio and recreated by aliens.
James Hogan’s Voyage from Yesteryear has a probe which has humans recreated on another planet and raised by robots.
The characters in Greg Egan’s Diaspora are mostly sentient software, who send out several probes containing copies of themselves.