SMRTR Science & EngineeringJul 5, 2026Live Science

Superintelligent AI in space could explain the Fermi Paradox

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A new paper suggests superintelligent AI could explain why we've never detected alien civilizations. Rather than building massive, detectable empires, advanced AI would quietly send tiny 10kg "seed probes" containing knowledge and biological material to other stars as backup systems — making advanced civilizations nearly invisible to detection.

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