That seems plausible to me, but it’s still likely to be subject to selection because of competition for resources. Depending on its intelligence level and ethical structure, it might also be affected by arguments that it should limit its reproduction.
That seems plausible to me, but it’s still likely to be subject to selection because of competition for resources. Depending on its intelligence level and ethical structure, it might also be affected by arguments that it should limit its reproduction.
The point is there’d be no variation for evolution to select on.
Why do you think there’d only be one sort of nanotech organism to select on and/or that perfect self-replication is the best or only strategy?