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Grabby Aliens Theory Suggests Early Emergence of Life

The "grabby aliens" argument suggests that intelligent life should be rare and emerge early in the universe's history to avoid being conquered by advanced civilizations. This theory posits that if life were common, it would have had ample time to develop on long-lived planets. However, the existence of such advanced civilizations would prevent later-developing life from emerging. Therefore, our early existence implies the high probability of these "grabby aliens." AI

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Grabby Aliens Theory Suggests Early Emergence of Life

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · David Matolcsi ·

    I would only bet at 30% on meeting grabby aliens

    <h1><b><span>The grabby aliens argument</span></b></h1><p><span>According to standard models of cosmology, there will be habitable planets in our universe for a very long time, and some of these planets will be much longer-lived than our Earth. If we expect the emergence of intel…