AI is a poor Great Filter candidate, argues tszzl — star-spanning machines would leave traces
tszzl · x · 2026-09-08
tszzl offers a Fermi-paradox take: AI is a bad candidate for the Great Filter — presumably any machines capable of wiping out their creator species could also spread through the stars, so an AI filter should leave observable traces.
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