Larks comments on Extraterrestrial paperclip maximizers - Less Wrong
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Then it would've been trivial to leave at least one nanomachine and a radio detector in every solar system, which is all it takes to wipe out any incipient civilizations shortly after their first radio broadcast.
Yes, you're right. The only reason it would tolerate life/civilisation for so long is if it was hiding as well.