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The Furby paradox is mind 
boggling. 

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If the universe is so vast and 
so old, why haven't we found any

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evidence of intelligent 
extraterrestrial life? 

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The universe is about 13.8 
billion years old, and there are

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billions of galaxies in the 
universe, and each Galaxy 

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contains billions of stars and 
many of these stars have planets

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that could potentially support 
life. 

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And the laws of physics seems to
be the same everywhere in the 

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universe, so the chemical 
reactions. 

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The led to the formation of life
on Earth could have happened on 

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other planets too. 
So if life is common in the 

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universe, then intelligent life 
should be common as well. 

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But we haven't found any sign of
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life yet, and there are many 
possible explanations for the 

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Fermi Paradox. 
People think that intelligent 

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life is rare, that we're just 
simply the first ones to evolve 

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and try to find other life out 
there. 

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Others believe that intelligent 
life is common, but that we have

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not been able to detect it 
because they're too far away or 

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because they use a form of 
communication that we just don't

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understand. 
And Elon Musk is trying to solve

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this problem. 
He believes that artificial 

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intelligence will be the key to 
answering the question of why 

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we, as an advanced civilization 
have yet to encounter 

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extraterrestrial life, despite 
statistical probabilities 

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suggesting otherwise. 
And in his recent Twitter Spaces

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must detail the mission of XAI. 
It's his new company, and he's 

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not a stranger to space 
exploration. 

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He has SpaceX working on the 
Starship to take people to the 

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moon and to Mars eventually. 
But there are other things that 

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are unexplained, and XAI aims to
develop an artificial general 

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intelligence that will surpass 
human cognitive capabilities. 

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The a GI, as Musk has said. 
Is not simply a tool to solve 

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complex mathematical problems or
to perform intricate analytical 

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tests. 
It would go beyond our current 

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grasp of the universe. 
The safering, the enigmas of 

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dark matter, dark energy and 
gravity. 

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These are the fundamental forces
and elements of the universe. 

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Fermi's genius also led him to a
different conclusion. 

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Why of any civilization with 
even a modest level of rocket 

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technology, they could colonize 
the entire Galaxy within 10s of 

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millions of years. 
Given enough incentive, why 

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haven't we seen them? 
It's also since spark a myriad 

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of proposed solutions from the 
scientific community. 

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One theory suggests that other 
civilizations, mirroring our own

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dependency on fossil fuels, 
might have selfdestructed due to

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unsustainable practices before 
they had the chance to reach out

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across the interstellar void, 
other explanations proposed that

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alien radio signals are yet to 
reach Earth. 

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That intelligent life forms 
might reside in the interiors 

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rather than the exteriors of 
planets, or perhaps that they're

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technologically superior. 
Aliens might exhibit the great 

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indifference towards lesser 
intelligent species such as us, 

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kind of like what we do to ants 
or what we do to bugs. 

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And at the core of Musk's 
fascination with the Fermi 

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Paradox is this concerned that 
we may be the only beacon of 

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intelligence in the universe. 
This is a troubling thought 

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considering the nature of life 
on Earth. 

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In a tweet from 2018, Musk said 
This is why we must preserve the

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light of consciousness by 
becoming a space faring 

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civilization and extending life 
to other planets. 

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And Musk isn't alone at XAI. 
The team comprises former 

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luminaries of A I organizations 
such as Open A I and DeepMind, 

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as well as tech giants Microsoft
and Tesla and Google. 

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Additionally Dan Hendricks, 
director of the Center for a I 

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Safety. 
Is serving as an advisor, and in

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recent years, the Center for a I
Safety has been vocal about the 

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possible risks A I can pose to 
humanity's future, mitigating 

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these threats alongside other 
societal scale dangers like 

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pandemics and nuclear war. 
And in May, hundreds of A I 

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experts, scientists, and CEO's 
echoed the sentiment in a joint 

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statement. 
However, Elon Musk, while deeply

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involved in a I advancement, 
didn't sign this particular 

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statement. 
Instead. 

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Musk added his signature to an 
open letter issued by the Future

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of Life Institute in March. 
This document urged A I 

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companies to initiate a minimum 
six month moratorium on the 

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training of a I systems more 
potent than G PT4. 

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Now, given Musk's history with a
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concerns about its potential 
threats. 

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His engagement in this A I 
safety discourse is hardly 

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surprising. 
Musk, a founding chair of Open A

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I together with Sam Altman, Open
A I's current CEO. 

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And a consortium of investors 
committed $1 billion to 

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establish Open A I in 2015. 
Musk himself claimed to have 

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contributed $100 million to the 
fund, a figure he has also 

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reportedly have in some 
instances. 

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The narrative surrounding Musk's
exit from Open A I is kind of 

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shrouded in mystery. 
Musk publicly announced his 

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departure from Open A I in 2018,
setting potential conflicts of 

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interest as Tesla began to focus
more heavily on A I. 

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And a report from Semaphore in 
March claimed that Musk had 

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offered to lead open A I, 
subsequently leaving when his 

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proposal was rejected. 
Additionally, the Financial 

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Times reported in April the 
disagreements with the board 

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members and staff over a I 
safety issues contributed to 

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Musk's departure, and ever since
leaving open a I, Musk has been 

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openly critical of the company's
shift in direction. 

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In an interview with Tucker 
Carlson on Fox News in April, he

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remarked. 
They are now closed source and 

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they are obviously for profit 
and closely allied with 

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Microsoft. 
Now Microsoft and Open AI Share 

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a multibillion dollar 
partnership that offers Open AI.

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Edit this out Microsoft and Open
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partnership that offers Open AI 
access to Microsoft's cloud 

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computing resources in return 
for the use of Open Ai's AI 

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systems to enhance Microsoft's 
products. 

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Now in the same interview, Musk 
expressed his concern about A I 

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models being trained to be, 
quote, politically correct and 

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pledged to create a truth GPTA 
maximum truth seeking a I And 

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his belief in an A I's 
capability to seek truth 

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underlines his approach to a I 
safety, a factor that has drawn 

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criticisms from experts and 
researchers, including ex A I 

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advisor Hendrix. 
Now concerns are mounting that 

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adding other resource intensive 
companies to the A I ecosystem 

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could ignite a competitive rush 
to develop more powerful A I 

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systems undermining and ferds to
ensure their safety. 

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Now echoing these concerns, 
though, Hendrix wrote in April 

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that the emergence of a new 
major A I development will 

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likely increase competitive 
pressures, leading to sacrifices

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in the tradeoff between safety 
and competitiveness. 

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However, in a recent Twitter 
discussion with Congressman Ro 

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Khanna and Mike Gallagher must 
defended his approach, stating 

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that a maximally curious a I one
that strives to understand the 

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whole universe would inherently 
be prohumanity, as humanity is 

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inherently more interesting than
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Jess Whittlestone, head of a I 
policy at the Center for 

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Longterm Resilience, which is a 
UK based think tank, was less 

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optimistic about Musk's 
approach. 

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Terming it as pretty unorthodox 
and quite naive. 

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Will Stone question the clarity 
and feasibility of an A I being 

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maximally curious and dismiss 
the presumption that such an A I

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would naturally be prohuman. 
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