Could AI become the ‘great filter’ that keeps us from contacting aliens?

The Great Filter is a hypothetical concept in the context of the Fermi Paradox that attempts to explain why, despite high estimates of the likelihood of alien civilizations, humanity has not encountered any clear evidence for it. It suggests that a highly unlikely stage exists somewhere between pre-life and an advanced civilization capable of colonizing galaxies. This stage acts as a filter that prevents the rise or survival of such civilizations. Now let’s take a creative look at whether artificial intelligence (AI) could become a modern interpretation of the Great Filter. Imagine a future where AI development…