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This is the missing component of the Drake equation. The probability of any given sentient species eventually developing AI that is sophisticated enough that t
by ryandvm 10y ago
This is the missing component of the Drake equation.
The probability of any given sentient species eventually developing AI that is sophisticated enough that they cease all outward exploration and turn into a galactic shut-ins. Completely content to while away the millennia playing Candy Crush VR while the automatons take care of their birth/feeding/death cycle...
- Houshalter 10y agoBut if they have superior AI, what stops the AI from expanding outward instead? Such an advanced civilization has nothing to lose by sending a few robot colonists out through the galaxy.
- pasquinelli 10y agoMaybe if we were smarter we'd see that they might in fact have a lot to lose.
- reddytowns 10y agoI don't think they would they care about births. Having more humans would just reduce the technological resources available to provide for their personal happiness.