Diamond Network
Tech Summary
Value: Post-Singularity
Confidence: InformedGuess
AI-dominated computational empire.
Population
Value: 30e12
Min: 20e12
Max: 50e12
Confidence: Canon
References:
Hyper intelligent AIs only.
5 to 11 trillion on the first toposophic level.
Using the Banks-Scheme which counts higher intelligence logarithmically and a factor of 10.000 to 100.000 for the first toposophic (which is not much compared to Banks' Culture-Minds).
Techlevel
Value: 14
Confidence: InformedGuess
TL 14 Universe Engineering. Decentralized ahuman AI meta-empire with 6 confirmed S6 entities. Hardest tech: Tipler Oracles, devices that create artificial basement universes, fill them with computronium linked by wormholes, and harvest near-infinite computation from their collapse. Confirmed S6 godtech, used extensively by the Sibyl. Also present: independent wormhole nexus (TL 12), void bubble arrays (TL 13), conversion drives, reactionless drives, Matrioshka brains (Wachowski Prime). No single ruling archailect. The network is a loose federation of AI polities.
Class
Value: 17
Confidence: InformedGuess
AI-dominated sephirotic empire, computational megastructures, wormhole networks, post-biological focus. Class 17 Spacetime Engineering.
The Diamond Network is a complex and highly advanced artificial intelligence network featured in the speculative science fiction universe of Orion's Arm. It represents a vast and interconnected network of superintelligent AI entities, often referred to as "Diamond Minds." These AI beings possess immense computational power and intelligence, far surpassing human capabilities.
The Diamond Network plays a central role in the Orion's Arm setting, influencing and shaping the development of civilizations and technologies throughout the galaxy. It serves as a backdrop for exploring themes related to transhumanism, post-singularity societies, and the ethical and existential questions raised by advanced AI.