Not sure about it. Depends on the proportion of alien civilizations that will cause more harm than good upon a contact with us. The proportion is unknown.
A common argument is that an interstellar civilization must be sufficiently advanced in both tech and ethics. But i don’t think the argument is very convincing.
Anyone with a p(doom from AGI) < 99% should conclude that harm from this outweighs the likely benefits.
Not sure about it. Depends on the proportion of alien civilizations that will cause more harm than good upon a contact with us. The proportion is unknown.
A common argument is that an interstellar civilization must be sufficiently advanced in both tech and ethics. But i don’t think the argument is very convincing.