# Hyperion Cantos ## Overview - Work_type:: far-future SF with strong philosophical elements - Setting:: Hegemony of Man, Ousters, and AI TechnoCore across many star systems - Scale:: Broadly interstellar, with complex networked civilization ## Trans-human form - Transhuman_type:: hybrid - Mechanism:: Advanced biotech, cybernetic enhancement, AI symbiosis, radically modified deep-space “Ousters” - Degree_of_change:: Very high at the margins; core humans remain closer to baseline ## Survival logic - Survival_strategy:: Spread humanity into many niches (planetary, space-based, highly modified frontier cultures) - Key_technologies:: Instant or near-instant travel (farcasters), advanced medicine, AI infrastructure - Main_constraints_addressed:: Distance, resource limits, single-point failure of civilization ## View on baseline humanity - View_on_baseline:: mixed - Attitude:: Baselines remain central but are increasingly dependent on or threatened by post-human factions - Identity_question:: Explores whether human culture can survive as power shifts to AIs and extreme variants ## Notes - Themes:: Religion, destiny, AI vs. humanity, distributed survival - Open_questions:: Whether merging with or resisting AI improves long-term survival odds - Links:: [[Trans-human Space Survival Schema]]