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Creepy Study Suggests AI Is The Reason We've Never Found Aliens (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ooli@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Ah... The Mass Effect theory: Every spacefaring race that gets too advanced is wiped out by the Reapers.

[–] PrimeErective@startrek.website 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, yes. The "reapers"

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Choose from 3 different color endings

[–] ooli@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

the Fermi Paradox then become, where are the Reapers, or why arent we Reaped yet? I guess the article is more on the idée that AI will lead to total destruction, basically through AI controlled weapon.. before any Reaper like AI is available.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

We aren't reaped yet because we are not yet ready for harvest. As to where they are: behind the veil of our limited understanding.