The Fermi Paradox explains that human civilization has yet to detect any other form of intelligent life on the frontiers of space because we may be completely alone in the universe. A new study led by Michael Garrett, Head of Astrophysics at the University of Manchester (UK), explains that the solution to the paradox is the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
The Fermi Paradox question is this: If the universe emerged 13.7 billion years ago and there are more than 200 trillion stars scattered throughout the universe, why haven’t we found any extraterrestrials?
One of the solutions to this problem is that there is no other civilization in the universe. perhaps this is because all intelligent societies succumb to encounters with other humans; This concept is called the ‘big filter’.
In his article published in the scientific journal Acta Astronautica, Garret suggests that the ‘big filter’ is due to the rise of artificial intelligence. In other words, AI technology may be responsible for causing the eventual extinction of intelligent civilizations, preventing them from reaching the technological level necessary for interstellar travel and thus surviving a major apocalypse.
“The speed of AI decision-making processes can escalate conflicts in ways that go far beyond original intentions. At this stage of AI development, it is possible for widespread integration of AI into autonomous weapons systems and decision-making processes to enable real-time defensive decisions. Garret explains in the article: “Artificial and “Biological technology could lead to a catastrophic event such as global thermonuclear war, accelerating the collapse of civilizations.”
Fermi Paradox and Artificial Intelligence
The researcher explains that once civilization reaches the singularity of artificial intelligence, technology may evolve to levels that surpass the traditional mechanisms of science. Therefore, AI may eventually see society as a burden and decide to eliminate its creators to preserve the planet’s resources.
According to Garrett When civilizations start using artificial intelligence widely, their lifespan should only be between 100 and 200 years. This could be the answer to the Fermi Paradox, as there would not be enough time for a society to advance technologically to the point of spreading across the universe and achieving interplanetary travel.
“If ASI [superinteligência artificial] If we limit the communication lifespan of advanced civilizations to a few hundred years, only a handful of communicating civilizations are likely to exist in the Milky Way at any one time. “This is not consistent with the null results obtained in current SETI surveys and other efforts to detect technological signatures in the electromagnetic spectrum,” Garret concluded.
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