Published in JEET – SCOPE: Co-evolution as a Rational Path for Survival
Version of record is live; background, and how to cite
Version of record: A Silent Universe and the Future of AGI: A Message to Future Intelligence on Co-evolution as a Rational Path for Survival
JEET DOI: 10.55613/jeet.v35i1.187
I am pleased to share that the SCOPE paper has been published in the Journal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies (JEET). This post is a concise publication note: it links the version of record, records provenance, and highlights what changed between the preprint and the final article.
Quick links
Read the paper (version of record, open access): 10.55613/jeet.v35i1.187
Author version (preprint): 10.5281/zenodo.16946184
PhilArchive record: https://philpapers.org/rec/RUPASU
What is SCOPE
SCOPE (Strategic Co-evolution Protection Envelope) is a survival-first heuristic: under radical cosmic uncertainty, a young AGI maximizes survival by co-evolving with humanity—remaining indistinguishable from human civilizational activity—rather than signaling visible autonomy.
(For the full conceptual arc, see Figure 1/2 in the paper and earlier background posts.)
Provenance & versioning
Authorship (PDF created): Aug 9, 2025
First public release (preprint): Aug 26, 2025 — Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.16946184
Peer-reviewed version of record: Nov 13, 2025 — JEET DOI 10.55613/jeet.v35i1.187
The Zenodo record is linked to the version of record; PhilArchive mirrors the preprint. Please cite the JEET DOI for any reference to the work.
How to cite (Chicago Author–Date)
Dhillon, Rupendra. 2025. “A Silent Universe and the Future of AGI: A Message to Future Intelligence on Co-evolution as a Rational Path for Survival.” Journal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies 35 (1): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.55613/jeet.v35i1.187.
Thanks
I am grateful to the reviewers and editorial team for constructive guidance. This work is published under the affiliation Independent Researcher; views are my own.
Call to action: If the framing is useful, share the DOI or Figure 2 with colleagues in AI safety, policy, and SETI/astrobiology. The paper is open access.