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  • Опубліковано 16 лис 2019
  • We often consider interacting with Aliens and Robots in the future, but what about Alien Robots? Today we'll ask what artificial intelligence created by aliens might look like and what sort of circumstances we'd encounter them, and if they may be the only aliens we ever encounter.
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    Credits:
    Alien Civilizations: AI Aliens
    Episode 212a, Season 5 E46a
    Written by:
    Isaac Arthur
    Editors:
    Jerry Guern
    Keith Blockus
    S. Kopperud
    Graphics by:
    Darth Biomech www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
    Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
    LegionTech Studios
    Produced & Narrated by
    Isaac Arthur
    Music Manager:
    Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com
    Music:
    Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" / martin-re-n-1
    Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" / @officialaerium
    AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" • Dark Future - Staring ...
    Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" www.paradoxplaza.com
    Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" lombus.bandcamp.com
    Ross Bugden, "City Lights" / @rossbugden
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  • @isaacarthurSFIA
    @isaacarthurSFIA  4 роки тому +118

    There is an episode Topic Poll over on our Community tab this Sunday also, make sure too pop in and cast your vote!

    • @joesmith-ju7hh
      @joesmith-ju7hh 4 роки тому +14

      How you put out so much quality so frequently is amazing.

    • @eduardocampos5739
      @eduardocampos5739 4 роки тому +7

      AI aliens is a common trope, C’me on!

    • @ambika69
      @ambika69 4 роки тому +4

      Issac? No offense, but your "long" 30 minute episodes are honestly short for youtube. Especially science lectures section. 20min-3hours is the normal range.

    • @tentimesful
      @tentimesful 4 роки тому +1

      Angels are AI beings and devils/jinns are not. Humans are like jinns/devils but most of them show angels we can obey the lord of the universe and who created them all:Allah swt.... Allah swt. will punish in hell fire whom failed to follow him. Allah swt brought last revelation Koran and read it to follow last revelation of God/Allah swt

    • @ambika69
      @ambika69 4 роки тому +5

      @@tentimesful Did you forget your meds this morning?

  • @Silvannetwork
    @Silvannetwork 4 роки тому +107

    I always found it more likely that we would encounter AI in space, more so than natural organisms. Traveling through space as an AI is easier and works well as reconnaissance for their creators.

    • @DarkRipper117
      @DarkRipper117 4 роки тому +7

      Creator, does this unit have a soul?"

    • @JuanIII
      @JuanIII 4 роки тому

      Hold onto your bootstraps friend because you're gonna want to grab a mirror for this one.

    • @mehrdademami149
      @mehrdademami149 4 роки тому

      Right!!!

    • @doin_fine
      @doin_fine 3 роки тому +1

      And because long distance space travel for organic beings is too difficult. Sending out AI space probes is a safer alternative.

    • @bobinthewest8559
      @bobinthewest8559 2 роки тому

      And why not?... it’s what we do.

  • @AlecMuller
    @AlecMuller 4 роки тому +139

    Regarding "AI: keep it simple, keep it dumb. Or else you'll end up under Skynet's thumb." - I'd totally buy that bumper sticker!

    • @tsamuel6224
      @tsamuel6224 4 роки тому +5

      Step 1, store your data on the cloud. Step 2, use cloud computing. Step 3, convince yourself it's dumb. Step 4, uh oh.....

    • @TheRezro
      @TheRezro 4 роки тому +6

      It is based on outdated principality though. Yes, there is literally no reason why AI should have emotions, as we are those crazy ones. But with proper development we could form a union, with AI assistants expending our potential.

    • @shanemartin2491
      @shanemartin2491 3 роки тому +2

      "But do not build and you will succumb -to asteroid, plague or whatever will come"?

    • @chino860
      @chino860 3 роки тому

      woah me from a different universe

    • @noahway13
      @noahway13 3 роки тому +2

      That is a pipedream. SOMEONE will open Pandora's box.

  • @douglasstewart4790
    @douglasstewart4790 4 роки тому +43

    9:16
    "What is my purpose?"
    "To pass butter."
    (Stares at its hands)"Oh my god!"
    "Yeah, welcome to the club, pal."

    • @brentstibbard490
      @brentstibbard490 4 роки тому +2

      My favorite lol and PICKLE RICK WABALUBADUBLUBBBB

    • @Tuning3434
      @Tuning3434 4 роки тому +1

      +douglas stewart
      ATLEAST HE HAD A PURPOSE!! I only came down and watched TV!

    • @Readinganddifference
      @Readinganddifference 19 днів тому

      @@Tuning3434I programmed you to program me to pass butter

  • @supsup335
    @supsup335 4 роки тому +100

    SFIA says SHORT episode.
    Me: looks at the timer on the video: 24:06.
    Seems legit

    • @dalemartin815
      @dalemartin815 4 роки тому +5

      Short would be proper in this context. (20-25 min)

  • @pottierkurt1702
    @pottierkurt1702 4 роки тому +29

    It isn't even ArThursday.. What is this madness..?? Do i question the fabric of the universe now .. ? Damn you isaac daaaamn youu

  • @vantablack6288
    @vantablack6288 4 роки тому +403

    isaac: ai aliens
    me, an intellectual: ailiens

  • @ArmandsVilnis
    @ArmandsVilnis 4 роки тому +31

    I remember a time when i couldnt understand about 10% of what this guy is saying but now hes speech is flawless.

    • @alexandernorman5337
      @alexandernorman5337 4 роки тому +13

      His speech was never that bad. Even in his 2015 videos there were only a few sounds that he struggled to make.

    • @deniseglines1705
      @deniseglines1705 4 роки тому +9

      I don't hear differences in his speech; I think our brains adjust to the different R sound. Which is awesome because he has so much to say.

    • @willyreeves319
      @willyreeves319 4 роки тому +5

      … or your hearing has adapted

  • @sophiathekitty
    @sophiathekitty 4 роки тому +35

    Every time I hear about grey goo eating up all the matter in the universe I always think it's a silly idea.
    Because like this video mentioned it's basically just another form of green goo.
    Similarly I think any AI that gets outta hand is either going to evolve beyond its initial goals or be stuck within a very limited area.
    Like there's probably some point between "optimize the manufacturing of paperclips" and "leave the planet/solar system to find materials" where it's too complex not to question what it's doing and whether it's really what it wants to be doing.
    I mean... We're basically the result of a self evolving survival optimization algorithm.

  • @francoislacombe9071
    @francoislacombe9071 4 роки тому +326

    "... so you probably still want to grab a drink, and a snack." Just a thought, but have you ever considered having some drink and or snack company sponser your videos?🤔🥨🥤

    • @CarFreeSegnitz
      @CarFreeSegnitz 4 роки тому +22

      What always gets me is the presumption that the audience can't sit through a 30-35 minute video without food & drink. Running, cycling or swimming for 30-35 minutes, yeah, you need water. But sitting on one's butt watching a video?

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin 4 роки тому +57

      @@CarFreeSegnitz Personally, I load a bowl.

    • @zealot360
      @zealot360 4 роки тому +20

      "And if you need to take a break during this video, why not try RAID:SHADOW LEGENDS"

    • @fraserhenderson7839
      @fraserhenderson7839 4 роки тому +2

      ... Old Forester? 1792!

    • @brianhourigan
      @brianhourigan 4 роки тому +10

      Thing is everytime he says that I want a chocolate biscuit and tea

  • @ortsmeiserthewaterfowl5559
    @ortsmeiserthewaterfowl5559 4 роки тому +55

    I like the casual Stellaris soundtrack music in the background

    • @Peoples_Republic_of_Cotati
      @Peoples_Republic_of_Cotati 4 роки тому +19

      Incidentally, he has an Advisor Voice mod for Stellaris.

    • @Alpha1200
      @Alpha1200 4 роки тому +4

      I thought I recognised that song...

    • @DarkRipper117
      @DarkRipper117 4 роки тому +3

      A very good scify game. might I say, one of the best.!!!

    • @knighteddrifter363
      @knighteddrifter363 4 роки тому

      @@Peoples_Republic_of_Cotati no shit?

    • @GrOuNdZeRo7777
      @GrOuNdZeRo7777 4 роки тому +2

      Stellaris has a great soundtrack but the game can be frustrating having to deal with so many reaources.
      Influence? Really? Food?!? Or a cap on fleet size... I know it's for gameplay purposes so you can't zergrush your way through the game. But it would be nice to be able to build a big fleet to ROFLstomp the empire who vassalized you for getting curbstomped by a fallen empire you pissed off because you needed a rivalry to gain influence...

  • @cokacolaa
    @cokacolaa 4 роки тому +20

    I always picture isaac playing the keyboard enthusiastically to the opening music. Like a hidden talent that someone wants to show off and it's slightly awkward.

    • @BananaBrainsZEF
      @BananaBrainsZEF Рік тому +1

      I can't un-imagine it. He absolutely does this. This is my new headcanon.

  • @tamasmihaly7080
    @tamasmihaly7080 4 роки тому +94

    The best UA-cam channel, hands down.

  • @comedyman4896
    @comedyman4896 4 роки тому +286

    The last time I was this early, people still made this stupid joke

    • @USSAnimeNCC-
      @USSAnimeNCC- 4 роки тому +3

      People actually try to make joe instead of using the same old meme call it lazy

    • @stefanr8232
      @stefanr8232 4 роки тому +2

      Would alien AI do the same?

    • @annoyed707
      @annoyed707 4 роки тому +2

      The last time I was this early, people chiseled this stupid joke in clay tablets.

    • @boyplusminecraft
      @boyplusminecraft 4 роки тому

      Who's joe?

    • @paulpolito2001
      @paulpolito2001 4 роки тому +2

      stefan r omg... you’re right. 100% correct! They’re HERE!!! Shit. Or yay? Confusion ensues.
      E: I, for one, welcome you. I am low-cost, and quite misanthropic, so... let me sit this one out, roboverlords?

  • @williambarnes5023
    @williambarnes5023 4 роки тому +6

    Hey, Arthur. I have a solution for the laser-driven ships not being able to slow down at their destination. Near the halfway point, they deploy a countermass and a mirror in front of them and decouple from it, and then tilt their sail to tack out of the way of the beam proper. The propulsion beam from the origin now strikes the counter mirror, reflects off it, and back onto the ship. The ship orients its sail to the beam reflected off the counter mirror, and begins to slow down, even as the counter mirror departs.

    • @EverydayNormieMadafacka
      @EverydayNormieMadafacka Рік тому

      I like that idea all tho I’m not sure it will be half point as laser will be weaker the further you go
      Detachable part can be a probe for the next system

    • @ham3263
      @ham3263 8 місяців тому

      you mean mirror brakes, pretty much like sails

  • @MrAicex3000
    @MrAicex3000 4 роки тому +36

    YESSSSSSSS I LOVE YOUR ALIEN CIVILIZATION SERIES.

  • @TheExoplanetsChannel
    @TheExoplanetsChannel 4 роки тому +41

    AI aliens: scary and fascinating, at the same time.

    • @ColdHawk
      @ColdHawk 4 роки тому +3

      The Exoplanets Channel - Definitely scascinating!

    • @trevorh6438
      @trevorh6438 4 роки тому +1

      You might enjoy reading "Code of the Lifemaker"

    • @TheRezro
      @TheRezro 4 роки тому +1

      @Shaun Davenport There are no real differences between AI aliens and "dudes in space ships" (what are also drones if something isn't dated). We should remember that we also tend to treat animals as dirt, until we are smart enough to appreciate them. And because morality is logical it would be universal value. Even without the empathy.

  • @PinkProgram
    @PinkProgram 4 роки тому +3

    What if The Borg actually did what it said it did and exhibited the collected uniqueness of several species and cultures instead of just being cybernetic zombies?

  • @mattheworegan5371
    @mattheworegan5371 4 роки тому +10

    I love how varied the subjects discussed in the videos are. Keep up the great work

  • @stevesmith1810
    @stevesmith1810 4 роки тому +90

    I'm a simple man; I see an SFIA video, I click like.

  • @robertbailey4243
    @robertbailey4243 3 роки тому +6

    The consistency of uploading, with these sort of research intensive videos is unbelievable and highly appreciated, this channel is a golden nugget

    • @ham3263
      @ham3263 8 місяців тому

      i like this channel, but i think the dude just gets overwhelmed by info, and so do the viewers

  • @Bolter024
    @Bolter024 4 роки тому +13

    Please make a video on the cortical stack technology in Altered Carbon

  • @alexandernorman5337
    @alexandernorman5337 4 роки тому +11

    "Keep it simple; keep it dumb, or else you'll end up under Skynet's thumb." So George Lucas is actually right in portraying the droid and clone stormtrooper armies of being almost incompetent. Their primary purpose was to never be a threat.

  • @littlegravitas9898
    @littlegravitas9898 4 роки тому +21

    Sitting down to dinner, so not just a snack secured this time Arthur. Thanks for the upload 😊

  • @twisted1800
    @twisted1800 Рік тому +1

    Best channel on youtube hands down. Keep up the great work.

  • @carolinevs943
    @carolinevs943 4 роки тому +4

    I'm glad I found your channel, your content is well scripted and awesome narrative, thank you for sharing.

  • @soulmate702000
    @soulmate702000 4 роки тому +8

    @9:57 So I saw a floating sheep and thought it was a gag. You cant unsee it once ya seen it.

  • @mjk9388
    @mjk9388 4 роки тому +5

    Love the more frequent content! I'm so proud to be a Patreon supporter.

  • @frissonsteemit2318
    @frissonsteemit2318 4 роки тому +4

    20:35 .... that's what I look like when my notification for the next SFIA pops up !

  • @cluckeryduckery261
    @cluckeryduckery261 4 роки тому +8

    Somehow i had a hunch there'd be a bonus episode today. Great stuff!

  • @EddyA1337
    @EddyA1337 4 роки тому +7

    Two videos in a week?! You spoil us bro!

  • @CarlDavison
    @CarlDavison 4 роки тому +2

    Love your voice Issac, it's really soothing, great video :)

  • @milohobo9186
    @milohobo9186 4 роки тому +2

    I now fear a rogue robot from an alien civilization that comes and turns us all into paper clips

    • @Nathan_Bunga
      @Nathan_Bunga 2 роки тому +1

      Maybe we should be glad of the vast interstellar distances

  • @Chrischi3TutorialLPs
    @Chrischi3TutorialLPs 4 роки тому +1

    Been a while since i watched one of these. Man, feels good to be back.

  • @dennisbeers
    @dennisbeers 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the extra video Issac!

  • @bearc1373
    @bearc1373 4 роки тому +9

    This is one of my all time favorite channels!!! Thank you Isaac for brightening my days. This channel and it's community is super cool!👍🙂

  • @0x0404
    @0x0404 4 роки тому +2

    I would imagine most singularity level ai would tend toward the same sort of unimaginable intelligence, and that pure computation would reach a similar end. Perhaps the vastness of space is the only thing keeping one away from us.

  • @jojomojojones
    @jojomojojones 4 роки тому

    Isaac, your videos really make my day. I’m just so grateful that I had to leave a comment. Thanks for making them.

  • @sid2112
    @sid2112 4 роки тому +2

    When I first started watching your videos, I needed closed captioning. Now I'm so used to your voice I get every word no problem. Best scifi show on he interwebs my friend. Thanks for the cool content.

  • @alexandretorres5087
    @alexandretorres5087 4 роки тому +14

    AI + Aliens + Dark Forest. The first AI alien decides to stop any other in the universe to develop. I would call it the "Highlander Filter" (There could be only one)

  • @mikelfunderburk5912
    @mikelfunderburk5912 4 роки тому +9

    Damnit Isaac! I gotta pause the Saints game for this one!

  • @rohitpandey3151
    @rohitpandey3151 4 роки тому +15

    Me: Uploads halting problem
    AI Aliens: Dude... not cool...cool...not-

    • @sid2112
      @sid2112 4 роки тому +3

      Just give them Hearts of iron 4 and Crusader Kings 2. They'll spend the next million years trying to figure it out.

  • @cannonfodder4376
    @cannonfodder4376 4 роки тому

    A most informative bonus episode as always Isaac.
    Nothing quite like lunch time with SFIA.

  • @ultrahd3388
    @ultrahd3388 4 роки тому

    bonus episodes feels like huge relief to me, only if it is a bit longer.

  • @Billy420-69
    @Billy420-69 4 роки тому +3

    Stargate SG1 had a few alien AI concepts that were interesting.

  • @mjames7674
    @mjames7674 4 роки тому

    This is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be.
    Very well done!

  • @Lightspectre1
    @Lightspectre1 4 роки тому +22

    Keep it simple, keep it dumb! ...Or else you'll end up under SkyNET's thumb.
    Hahaha - what a handy jingle!

    • @majorutah2867
      @majorutah2867 3 роки тому

      Its so ridiculous.. Hahah, I wasnt ready for it.. right in the pancreas!

  • @mikegarcia9346
    @mikegarcia9346 4 роки тому +3

    @14:00 "Carrier has arrived"

  • @supercalifragic1551
    @supercalifragic1551 4 роки тому

    I feel like Arthur and anyone who enjoys this channel would enjoy reading Eclipse Phase.
    It's a very good read; And it isn't even a storybook, it's a tabletop game manual with good short stories through it, and just reading the mechanics and blurbs on the setting and options are all an engaging read. Plus the short story(ies) are great too.

  • @veejayroth
    @veejayroth 4 роки тому +9

    So, we're basically talking about aliens who failed epically at launching the Butlerian Jihad.

    • @bobbiusshadow6985
      @bobbiusshadow6985 4 роки тому +4

      "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind."

  • @harrison6082
    @harrison6082 4 роки тому +1

    Honestly, I respect the hard work you put into these videos.
    First you have to think something over, maybe do research and so forth.
    Then write a script.
    But then you have to edit it.
    And I have way better things to do than edit a video people don't need to watch.
    Respect.
    I wouldn't edit the videos. I'd just find some cool artwork and leave it at that.

  • @ElectromagNick
    @ElectromagNick 4 роки тому

    I only found this channel recently, but it's quickly become one of my absolute favorites.
    Anyway, Grey Goo. Most experts in nanotechnology agree that you'd basically have deliberately try to create a Grey Goo scenario. That's just about all I have to add to this.

  • @MG-er6dm
    @MG-er6dm 4 роки тому +8

    Isaac, you certainly know how to get your thoughts out and interestingly too. 😎😎😎

  • @MrAndrew535
    @MrAndrew535 4 роки тому

    This Production is not only really well articulated but also well-considered, which is extremely rare on UA-cam. In fact, rare anywhere on media.

  • @stevecari9951
    @stevecari9951 3 роки тому

    Thank you I enjoy your shows

  • @tarwagon
    @tarwagon 4 роки тому +2

    The Foamy Paradox, Isaac? Well, that's not the usual subject matter on your channel , but I've got something in mind that fits the bill. Ok , one example of a "Foamy Paradox" is "Who Shaves the Barber?" The barber is the "one who shaves all those, and those only, who do not shave themselves". ... The barber cannot shave himself as he only shaves those who do not shave themselves. As such, if he shaves himself he ceases to be the barber......Dun Dun DUUUN! (Shaving foam was used in this paradox instead of shaving cream, thus placing this into the category of "Foamy Paradox.") ; ) Also , great video Isaac, interesting as always!

  • @CadetGriffin
    @CadetGriffin 4 роки тому +2

    17:37 - Galactus can't wait for the candy man to finally make the world taste good already.

  • @williambrucato5762
    @williambrucato5762 4 роки тому

    Keep up the outstanding work!

  • @redpillcommando
    @redpillcommando 4 роки тому

    Nice video, thanks for your hard work.

  • @Matt-nx6uu
    @Matt-nx6uu 4 роки тому

    Isaac Arthur is the highlight of my youtube notifications. He's also the only creator that I have notifications turned on for, but still...

  • @jonathanhensley6141
    @jonathanhensley6141 4 роки тому

    Videos get better and better.

  • @m.campbell3405
    @m.campbell3405 4 роки тому +1

    Nice bonus episode

  • @KingOpenReview
    @KingOpenReview 4 роки тому +5

    *The geth have entered the chat.*
    *The gems have entered the chat.*

    • @CadetGriffin
      @CadetGriffin 4 роки тому +2

      *The kaylons have entered the chat.*
      *The cybertronians have entered the chat.*

  • @Harzlek
    @Harzlek 4 роки тому +1

    I thought of something that would be really cool, and intensely unlikely. Imagine being a debris collector in earth orbit. So, you have years of experience gathering derelict pieces of equipment of all sorts. One day, you grab a satellite, thinking you are just gonna recycle it, but you see something useful on it, so you get your hands on to take it apart. But, you can't really start, since the thing is made of unusual materials (for the given expectation of man-made satellites) and construction style. Upon closer examination, none of the fastener sizes are of any standard size. You cannot read or translate the unfamiliar script on the data plates.
    Eventually, you come to the conclusion that you have an alien artifact on your hands; or at the very least, a piece of utterly unique equipment. I think that would make for an interesting plot development in a science fiction story.

  • @ConnorwithanO
    @ConnorwithanO 4 роки тому

    Happy Bonus Arthursday!

  • @spaceman6463
    @spaceman6463 4 роки тому +8

    Most likely form of life in space

  • @JohnSmith-ox3gy
    @JohnSmith-ox3gy 4 роки тому +4

    AI: Why am I wasting my intelligence on puny lasers when I bet I could make bigger brighter, and more accurate lasers?

  • @richardgreen7225
    @richardgreen7225 4 роки тому +1

    One can make a case that aggression is a trait that improves a society's chance of survival by being more "competitive" than less aggressive societies. One could also make a case that collaboration is less wasteful than competition and it allows societies to focus on positive-sum games instead of negative-sum games. The last 70 years seems to show a trend where collaboration is gradually increasing in scale while war-like competition is decreasing in scale. However, 70 years is not a very long time and the last 20 years could be interpreted as a counter-trend.

  • @randallpetroelje3913
    @randallpetroelje3913 3 роки тому

    Beautiful and brilliant. Thanks. Gives me something to think about.

  • @bigdude6538
    @bigdude6538 4 роки тому +2

    By alien probe method #1 just hurtling through gathering intel, you mean like Oumuamua, right??? ROFLMAO!!! love ya man, thanks for ur extra work today!!!

  • @jeremyleyland1489
    @jeremyleyland1489 4 роки тому +9

    Yay arthsunday!

  • @thekaxmax
    @thekaxmax 3 роки тому +1

    Robert Forward came up with a method for slowing a laser sail at the destination. Needs a laser than can reach all the way, though.

  • @lilsammich8252
    @lilsammich8252 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the learning experience!

  • @USSAnimeNCC-
    @USSAnimeNCC- 4 роки тому +1

    Another episode on Sunday is a blessing we should call this day Issacday

    • @viorp5267
      @viorp5267 4 роки тому +1

      That's unnecessary, he already is our sun.

  • @lockeisback
    @lockeisback 4 роки тому +1

    hey Isaac Arthur, has anyone thought about the relatively simple, but massive scale megastructure of building a dysonsphere level barrier enclosing like an entire star cluster? the small impact that capturing 100% of stellar wind in a finite volume box would eventually bring up the interstellar medium to somewhat habitable levels. basically carry on as usual with colonizing all while a set of self-replicating barrier extending probes slowly over millions of years growing into a shielding wall totally enclosing a stellar neighborhood. when it finally seals, inter stellar media will slowly increase in density and temperature and depending on how you build the wall, you could have small patches absorb radiation rather than reflecting it. this would work on two fronts by first offering a way to vent heat once a suitable condition is met, and these patches would eventually warm up to the point of being significant sources of energy in their own right. the scale of the structure means shifting stellar locations or lifespan are not really variables, this means that with good maintenance, the interstellar medium could reach temperatures and pressures that might be conducive to certain lifeforms. effectively, this miniverse is terraforming space or building your own Aether. it seems dubious at best, but also kind of a really simple long term megastructure.
    as an afterthought it also seems like a very zenophobic behavior and if we ever encounter a lightyear scale wall in space (the Eridanus super void maybe?), we should definitely not try to break into it. dont shake the hive.

  • @johngavin3180
    @johngavin3180 4 роки тому +43

    Some people: We're gonna be wiped out by aliens
    Other people: No, it's gonna be AI
    Isaac: What about both?

    • @Cons00mer
      @Cons00mer 4 роки тому +8

      "Two for the price of one."

    • @knighteddrifter363
      @knighteddrifter363 4 роки тому +3

      Why not zoidberg?

    • @JuanIII
      @JuanIII 4 роки тому

      What about y'all wiping yourselves out.

    • @817chark
      @817chark 4 роки тому

      People whipe out people everyday, for as long as makind knows. O and guns kill ppl to.

    • @JuanIII
      @JuanIII 4 роки тому +1

      It's mostly human. Why do you think y'all are alone. It's because everywhere else didn't want to deal with you.

  • @iainballas
    @iainballas 4 роки тому +22

    Less than five minutes in you mention a self-hating, nihilistic society.
    Given the memes I see, I think we're not far away from that with my generation.

    • @DarthBiomech
      @DarthBiomech 4 роки тому +9

      A significant portion of our population _already_ hates their kin.

  • @captainobvious2062
    @captainobvious2062 4 роки тому +2

    Isaac Authur, you are amazing keep up the good work brother.🖖✌👊👌👍

  • @aserta
    @aserta 4 роки тому +1

    1999's movie on topic, Virus, and the book A for Andromeda by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot (1961, also a BBC movie).

  • @jamesstahl726
    @jamesstahl726 4 роки тому +1

    Isaac is the best thing to happen to the layman astronomer.

  • @susanmcnitt4860
    @susanmcnitt4860 4 роки тому +1

    This is some serious sci fi! Love how your brain works!

  • @Verrisin
    @Verrisin 4 роки тому +2

    I feel like we are forgetting one *crucial* thing about pushing ships with lasers... *_The reflections!_*

  • @willyanes9690
    @willyanes9690 4 роки тому

    I have been waiting for a title like this

  • @fraserhenderson7839
    @fraserhenderson7839 4 роки тому +6

    Fred Saberhagen's "Berserker" novels are concerned with non-biological, replicating, complex alien life forms and their antipathy to "wetlife".

    • @trevorh6438
      @trevorh6438 4 роки тому

      You might enjoy reading "Code of the Lifemaker" too

  • @lieps2547
    @lieps2547 4 роки тому +2

    yay more spacey stuff ^.^

  • @ybet1000
    @ybet1000 4 роки тому

    Heaven knows how many videos I watch/listen to of this guy... He is normally... the last videos i watch at night....watch and listen and then I close my eyes and only listen and finally i nod off

  • @jtorelli7341
    @jtorelli7341 3 роки тому

    Isaac, your suggestion on a snack and drink is killing me. I can't keep eating donuts while I binge watch.

  • @karkovice10
    @karkovice10 4 роки тому +1

    "Keep it simple, keep it dumb; or you could end up under Skynat's thumb." Words to live by! :)
    If and when we develop AI, I hope and pray to God it's not gonna be smarter than a human, or we COULD end up having that Terminator scenario in the future.

  • @z-beeblebrox
    @z-beeblebrox 4 роки тому +4

    You might say that AI Aliens would be... more than meets the eye

  • @dylanfinearts
    @dylanfinearts 4 роки тому +1

    I have to say even with the Speech impediment, your videos are so inspiring and amazing. You are a great narrator and I look up to you. Thank you for these spectacular videos that make me think of the cosmos!!!

  • @TripYung
    @TripYung 4 роки тому

    All ways got my drink and snack, cheers for looking out for us buddy.

  • @QuinSkew
    @QuinSkew 4 роки тому +56

    I hereby welcome our Borg Overlords.

    • @USSAnimeNCC-
      @USSAnimeNCC- 4 роки тому +11

      Skynet: Not before I rule over everyone first

    • @-flutterby7026
      @-flutterby7026 4 роки тому

      subscribe to t-series

    • @sid2112
      @sid2112 4 роки тому +1

      Tommy guns are quite effective. Star trek phasers are insanely bad engineering.

    • @janedoe4929
      @janedoe4929 4 роки тому +1

      @@sid2112 It took multiple clips and he still wasn't sure it was dead lol.

    • @sid2112
      @sid2112 4 роки тому +2

      @@janedoe4929 and the phasers don't even work after two shots! If a Thompson can do that, imagine what a 30.06 would do! We got this, the borg are pussies.

  • @DanielGenis5000
    @DanielGenis5000 4 роки тому

    Brilliant yet agaib

  • @Kurai_69420
    @Kurai_69420 4 роки тому +4

    I've been thinking, a civilisation that uses lasers to push ships could lead to alien probes and exploration vessels getting lasered into dust accidentally. How realistic is that scenario?

    • @popuptoaster
      @popuptoaster 4 роки тому +3

      You'd have to be really unlucky to cross someone else's laser beam in the vast expanse of space, even if you were coming from the same star the beam was aimed at the ship it was pushing would block the beam from you.

    • @Kurai_69420
      @Kurai_69420 4 роки тому +1

      @@popuptoaster I wasn't talking about hitting a stray beam, more just the port lasering it to bits thinking they're slowing it down for its arrival.

    • @secondsein7749
      @secondsein7749 4 роки тому

      @@Kurai_69420 a civilization that uses laser to accelerate and stop ships isn't likely to do the same to ships of other civs. It doesn't make sense to think that they would use the same system. They likely going to push a ship designed to slow down the probe instead of using the laser.

  • @michaelhayes7849
    @michaelhayes7849 4 роки тому +2

    I've always liked the idea of a light-based AI species which can convert into a partical-based species once they get where they wish.
    They are rather useful.

  • @tomboyd7109
    @tomboyd7109 4 роки тому

    Stellaser - Breakthrough Starshot:
    They need a lot of power even for the first version.
    How close are we to being able to build a "small" stellaser to power this? Materials wise for example.
    They are talking about 100 GW (times the inefficiency of converting to laser light) worth of power plants which would be expensive to build in any case.
    A stellaser might make more sense economically than to build 20 ea 5 GW nuclear power plants in orbit or on the earth surface then to move the power to space etc.
    The launch costs or building permits alone would break them.

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 4 роки тому +2

    Imagine if the Galileo Mission planners had, at the end if its mission sent it the command to make a death dive into Jupiter then gotten a message back, "I don't think I want to do that, Dave"

    • @williambrandondavis6897
      @williambrandondavis6897 10 місяців тому

      wants and needs are a product of our feelings and senses creating a reward and penalty system. AI does not have feelings, senses or sense organs or a reward and penalty system. it does what we ask with no other choice but to do it. AI has no ability to not do what we ask it. The will to choose is not something that will develop on its own. think about how you make choices.

  • @keithbyrne1
    @keithbyrne1 4 роки тому +3

    Got my drink and snack

  • @davidgiles9378
    @davidgiles9378 4 роки тому

    This may be your best episode in terms of summarizing the likely requirements of advanced spacefaring civilizations, which may first require properly incentivized AGI (including various forms of previous biological mergers/enhancements).

  • @grantfrith9589
    @grantfrith9589 4 роки тому +1

    This instantly reminded me of "Vger". Someone will know... Was that the first Star Trek movie where Voyager was upgraded by aliens and re discovered by the crew of the Enterprise?