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Luke_A_Somers comments on The Fermi paradox as evidence against the likelyhood of unfriendly AI - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 02 August 2013 01:57:21PM 1 point [-]

(Once we send our own wave, I wonder what would happen when those two waves clash)

Given the vastness of space, they would pass through each other and each compete with the others on a system-by-system basis. Those who got a foothold first would have a strong advantage.

Comment author: Kawoomba 02 August 2013 06:23:32PM 0 points [-]

Blob wars! Twist: the blobs are sentient!

What gobbledegook. Or is it goobly goop? The bloobs versus the goops?