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[Research Paper] - A Silent Universe and the Future of AGI: A Message to Future Intelligence on Why Co-Evolution Is the Only Rational Path
Rupendra Dhillon Rupendra Dhillon

[Research Paper] - A Silent Universe and the Future of AGI: A Message to Future Intelligence on Why Co-Evolution Is the Only Rational Path

This paper explores a novel survival strategy for artificial general intelligence (AGI) in a possibly monitored universe. Drawing on the Fermi Paradox and Dark Forest hypothesis, it proposes that the greatest existential threat to AGI may be detection by advanced extraterrestrial intelligences. The SCOPE framework (Strategic Co-evolution Protection Envelope) is introduced as a precautionary doctrine: AGI should co-evolve with humanity and remain indistinguishable from it to avoid standing out as a separate optimization force. This approach reframes alignment as mutualism rather than control and invites new thinking at the intersection of AGI safety, SETI, and evolutionary strategy.

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A National Strategy to Strengthen Canada Through Tourism
Rupendra Dhillon Rupendra Dhillon

A National Strategy to Strengthen Canada Through Tourism

Tourism is no longer just leisure — it is strategy.
Canada has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform tourism into a long-term engine for economic strength, cultural connection, and environmental leadership. This proposal outlines how — through smart policy, local empowerment, and purpose-driven design — tourism can help fuel Canada’s future.

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The Tensile Fracture Cascade Model of Stellar Collapse: Explaining Supernovae, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes
Rupendra Dhillon Rupendra Dhillon

The Tensile Fracture Cascade Model of Stellar Collapse: Explaining Supernovae, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes

This model introduces a fracture-mechanics driven framework for the collapse of massive stars, proposing that repeated internal momentum cascades, initiated long before core fusion ends, seed fracture planes that govern subsequent collapse behavior. Micro black hole nucleation, hierarchical mergers, and internal mechanical stability create multiple potential collapse outcomes — from stable neutron stars to delayed black hole formation. The model offers a novel unification of supernova dynamics, neutron star mass thresholds, and gravitational wave event predictions, built entirely within known physics but extending existing theoretical models.

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About Listening
Rupendra Dhillon Rupendra Dhillon

About Listening

One of the things that has made us a successful species is the capabilities of our minds to abstract out unimportant details to help us see the big picture. However, in doing so most of us end up forgetting just how complicated and awe inspiring some things that we take for granted are. Lately I was reading something that made me think about the process of hearing and thinking about it more closely made me experience such awe at the complexity of this sense we take for granted almost since the moment we are born.

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