On the Impossibility of Supersized Machines

TL;DR

This paper argues that it is fundamentally impossible for machines to surpass human size, countering claims and theories suggesting the potential for supersized machines in the future.

Contribution

The paper presents seven distinct arguments demonstrating the impossibility of machines exceeding human size, challenging optimistic views on machine growth.

Findings

Seven arguments establish the impossibility of supersized machines.

It is shown that machine size cannot surpass human size due to fundamental constraints.

The paper refutes claims from various disciplines supporting the idea of supersized machines.

Abstract

In recent years, a number of prominent computer scientists, along with academics in fields such as philosophy and physics, have lent credence to the notion that machines may one day become as large as humans. Many have further argued that machines could even come to exceed human size by a significant margin. However, there are at least seven distinct arguments that preclude this outcome. We show that it is not only implausible that machines will ever exceed human size, but in fact impossible.