During the discussion, Dan referenced a point from his readings, suggesting that if humanity ever reached a Type III civilization on the Kardashev scale, our population could grow to a level where ...

or 3 if you harness the power of a galaxy." The Kardashev scale, proposed by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in 1964, categorises civilisations into three main types. Type I Civilisation ...

On this Kardashev scale of energy use measurement, Earth is a 0. Baghram estimates that an advanced, AI-powered alien civilization would be between a 2 and a 3 ... around a type of black hole ...