Ancient Machine Monitors: Alien Watchdogs, AI Custodians, and the Fermi Paradox

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Ancient Machine Monitors: Alien Watchdogs, AI Custodians, and the Fermi Paradox
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:26:13
• Published: 2025-05-25 15:00

From Clarke’s Sentinel to deep-space defense systems, this episode dives into the idea of machine monitors—guardians of planets, civilizations, and secrets too ancient to name.

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Credits: Machine Monitors

Episode 444b; May 1, 2024 

Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

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