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 Feng wasn't really happy about WCG being that much totalitarian but accepted it as a "necessary evil" - until something better could replace it. Feng's and Pensatore's envisioned Biocracy and Gaia AI was going to be that kind of replacement.
-===Feng's wake-up call===
+===Feng's scenarios===
-The wake-up call is also known as the multi-pandemics-hypothesis.
+'''Feng's wake-up call'''
-See [[Oni2:Caged_Birds#Green_Village|Green Village]]: the "holographic recording"
+The wake-up call is also known as the multi-pandemics-hypothesis which states that a single man can trigger dooms day relatively easy. It's the strongest point for technology control. See [[Oni2:Caged_Birds#Green_Village|Green Village]]: the "holographic recording"
-===Technology control===
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+'''Other scenarios'''
-A more resistant agriculture was set up which included new production machines, genetically modified plants, "green towers", [http://phys.org/news/2015-07-hacking-food-chain-silicon-valley.html cellular agriculture]  [...] [...] -->
-WCG ideological heads begun to fear the completion of a "technology sphere" in which further inventions and rationalizations would cut many workplaces. The capitalistic system needs the people to work for their money. When they can't earn money then they can't spent it for goods and then the manufacturing-plants would have to stop working. A breakdown of this cycle was unacceptable [until the system would underwent a change which was unlikely to happen]. The specter of Communism should be kept in its box. That's one reason why the WCG took control of technological research.
+* In addition to a multi-pandemic, single pandemics are itself a threat and a possible kickstarter for hypercrisis.
+* Pandemics can also be triggered in insects. Extinction of bees have been discussed in other contexts. And while such an event would not drive humans into extinction it would still mean a severe problem. Also insects could be used as biological weapon. They could destroy specific flora: [https://www.darpa.mil/program/insect-allies DARPA]'s (potentially re-purposed) [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/crop-protecting-insects-could-be-turned-bioweapons-critics-warn Insect Allies] was identified as such a threat.
+* An asteroid impact could drive humans into extinction. The bigger the asteroid the more difficult it gets to prevent such an event. Therefor global teamwork is needed.
+* While a [[wp:Kessler_syndrome|Kessler syndrome]] itself is a serious threat, intentionally triggered it would slow down detection of killer asteroids and the lunch of countermeasures.
+* Isotopes filtration technology (e.g. metal-organic frameworks and nanopores) could make it easy to acquire [[wp:Enriched_uranium|enriched uranium]] for dirty bombs, [[wp:Operation_Argus|EMP]] or nuclear weapons - too easy for certain states, groups or eventually one day for individuals.
+* Cyber-crimes and cyber-terrorism are itself more of a smaller problem. But if used by organized crime or states in combination with other threats it is a serious threat. With self-improving AI this would get even worse.
+* Robots, androids (or specifically SLD) could be a target for hackers and turn them against their "hosts".
+* Amok-running AIs are mostly fiction but a rest risk remains and grows the more the technology matures. A "true global community" could limit such risk - for a while.
+* Self-consuming capitalism: AI and robots make many people lose their job due to effects of competition and rationalization in companies. Therefor these technologies are restricted until the political discussion has been ended. An unlimited use could eventually destabilize all WCG markets and hence the whole political and social system.
+* [[wp:Geomagnetic_reversal#Effects_on_biosphere|Geomagtetic reversals]] could damage electronics in satellites and anything at the surface and cause health problems for flora and fauna. It could also cause vulcanism. Due to globalization the accumulated effects would put massive stress on markets and societies.
+* Super-vulcanos
+* Gammaray bursts
-Another horror scenario seem that machines would be given or would themselves develop an intelligence. At least since the Terminator or Matrix movies, everyone knows that there are risk alongside chances of this future tech. The raise of quantum computers made many members of the research community become optimistic that AIs would see the light of day in few decades. WCG set up a general research prohibition on this matter, special license are only given to few facilities.
+'''The Technology Crimes Task Force (TCTF) is meant to identify technological threats and contain them if possible. '''[[Summary#Science_prison|TCTF science prisons]]''' secure "problematic" knowledge while also providing a save place for further research. Some scenarios ('''"[[wp:Great_Filter|great filters]]"''') simply require ongoing research of '''all possible technologies''' so that mankind's survival is ensured.
-Last but not least, [[wp:Telomere|telomere regeneration]], [[Bertram_Navarre#Reality_soon_outruns_fiction_.3F|cell conversion]] and [[wp:Organ_printing|bioprinting]] were big steps into direction biological immortality which WCG is not prepared for and doesn't plan to since the problem of overpopulation(1) and the amount of needed resources are too big disadvantages. Applications of these technologies are very heavy guarded and only indirectly available for civil-medical use.
-"Science criminals" are often allowed to work in TCTF-secured complexes (aka [[CHAPTER_12_._SINS_OF_THE_FATHER|TCTF Science Prisons]]).
+'''Hypercrisis'''
-Only Green Village is rumored to have an official research license for a Daodan program.
+A dangerous combination of scenarios was named "hypercrisis". The WCG is actively trying to prevent it with help of the TCTF.
-: (1) [[Manual#TECH_NOTE_1|Manual/Tech note 1]]: The World Coalition Government realizes the extent of the ecological damage and has the ability to reverse a lot of it but has decided not to. It is in their best interest to maintain the centralization of wealth so the large population centers are preserved while "third world" regions are not. As a bonus the mounting death toll solves some of their overpopulation problems.
+An increasing world population, global warming and AI research is increasing the pressure on societies while there is a latent yet de-facto global dept crisis. A real severe pandemic could be a kickstarter of a multi-crisis situation that means a breakdown of most systems. And then, (theoretically) advanced printing technology could make it easy for radical/misguided people to arm themselves and throw over government.
+[...]
+* 3D-printing technologies
+** weapon production (up to such a degree it get a system destabilizer)
+*** weapons require social condemnation so that 3D-printing can safely increase the living standards of all humans
+** [[wp:Telomere|telomere regeneration]], [[Bertram_Navarre#Reality_soon_outruns_fiction_.3F|cell conversion]] and [[wp:Organ_printing|bioprinting]] (biological immortality, overpopulation)
+*** True reason why biological immortality is not intended: it is simply difficult to maintain because very cost-intensive.
+*** Conspiracy theory, [[Manual#TECH_NOTE_1|Hanna]]: The World Coalition Government realizes the extent of the ecological damage and has the ability to reverse a lot of it but has decided not to. It is in their best interest to maintain the centralization of wealth so the large population centers are preserved while "third world" regions are not. As a bonus the mounting death toll solves some of their overpopulation problems.