Aliens 2035

Epigraph

“Bigfoot exist in another dimension from us, but can appear in this dimension whenever they have a reason to. See, it’s like there are many levels, many dimensions…The Iroquois (Six Nations Confederacy) of the Northeast—although they live in close proximity to the eastern Algonkian tribes with their Windigo legends—view Bigfoot much in the same way the Hopi do, as a messenger from the Creator trying to warn humans to change their ways or face disaster…The existence of Bigfoot is taken for granted throughout Native North America, and so are his powerful psychic abilities.”

Ray Owen, Dakota Indian

“The evidence is overwhelming that planet Earth is being visited by intelligently controlled extraterrestrial spacecraft…It is highly likely that Bigfoot are doing the heavy lifting for them.”

Stan Friedman, UFO expert

“As a technologist, I see how nonhuman intelligence and the fourth industrial revolution will impact every aspect of people’s lives.”

Fei-Fei Li, Computer Scientist

“The phenomena associated with Bigfoot manifestations defies natural explanation and I think we must turn to para-physical or interdimensional considerations if are going to fully understand their presence on Earth and their interactions with humans”

Rosemary Guiley, paranormal investigator

“The real risk with AI isn't malice but competence. A super intelligent AI will be extremely good at accomplishing its goals, and if those goals aren't aligned with ours, we're in trouble. You're probably not an evil ant-hater who steps on ants out of malice, but if you're in charge of a hydroelectric green energy project and there's an anthill in the region to be flooded, too bad for the ants. Let's not place humanity in the position of those ants.”

Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist

The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.

Vernor Vinge, Science Fiction Author

The anthropic principle is a controversial argument of why the fine-structure constant has the value it does: stable matter, and therefore life and intelligent beings, could not exist if its value were much different. For instance, were α to change by 4%, stellar fusion would not produce carbon, so that carbon-based life would be impossible. If α were greater than 0.1, stellar fusion would be impossible, and no place in the universe would be warm enough for life as we know it.

The mystery about α is actually a double mystery. The first mystery—the origin of its numerical value α ≈ 1/137—has been recognized and discussed for decades. The second mystery—the range of its domain—is generally unrecognized.”

M. H. MacGregor (2007).

The next revolution in computing will be signaled by the rise of analog systems over which digital programming no longer has control”

George Dyson, Historian 2021