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The original was posted on /r/singularity by /u/ToasterThatPoops on 2023-08-08 17:41:41+00:00.
I believe that the concept of the technological singularity and these UFO claims are difficult to believe at the same time.
The idea of a technological singularity is that sometime in the not-too-distant future, AI will become self improving and quickly become so advanced that we couldn't even begin to comprehend it. It would only be limited by what physics will allow, and it's not a stretch to think the difference in cognition between us today and it would be much, much greater than the difference between ants and humans.
Now try to square that with the idea that advanced aliens have visited us. They would have to be advanced enough to not only travel here, but to perform aerial maneuvers that defy our understanding of physics. At the same time, they tried to hide but have constantly been accidentally seen, and sometimes died and captured.
This means that they are much more advanced than we are today, but much less advanced than we will be in a matter of decades. If a post-singularity ASI tried to hide from us, it would not fail. It certainly would not get one of its own accidentally killed and captured.
Not only that, but compared to the consequences of a technological singularity, discovering UFOs and their advanced technology simply wouldn't matter. We'll overtake anything we could learn from them very soon anyway. The only reason to care at all would be the knowledge that we're not alone, which is nice but not really a discussion for this subreddit.