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June 16, 2023 6 mins
Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”

Key Takeaways
  • Fundamental biological limitations will make long-distance space travel all but impossible for organisms. AI is more suitable.
  • In fact, it is just about inconceivable for any advanced civilization, particularly a spacefaring one, to exist without AI.
  • Therefore, we should expect more planets in the Universe to be populated by AI than by Little Green Men.
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