The Fermi Paradox Just Got Much Worse
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Go to https://ground.news/sabine to get 40% off the Vantage plan and see through sensationalized reporting. Stay fully informed on events around the world with Ground News. One popular answer to the Fermi Paradox is that advanced civilizations develop artificial intelligence and simply lose interest in space travel. A researcher now argues that's backwards: AI, robots, and cheap probes make space exploration easier, not pointless. Which means the paradox gets worse, not better. Let's take a look. Correction: The author is not a physicist, but has a PhD in economics. Sorry for the mixup. #science #sciencenews #physics #space #aliens Paper: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.13914 👕T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: ➜ https://sabines-store.dashery.com/ 💌 Support me on Donorbox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📝 Transcripts and written news on Substack ➜ https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ 📩 Free weekly
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