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Ninjas Are Butterflies

217 - Did AI Destroy Alien Civilizations? And Are We Next?

Oct 23, 2026 · 1h 52m

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What if the reason we haven’t discovered intelligent life in the universe is because artificial intelligence destroyed it? This week on Ninjas Are Butterflies, comedian Brian Bates joins the guys to explore a terrifying theory about the fate of advanced alien civilizations and whether humanity could be heading toward the same disaster. Plus, scientists have successfully grown living human skin on robots, and a mysterious laboratory incident in Russia raises disturbing questions about the next pandemic. How far has science gone, and are we creating something we won’t be able to control? THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Go to https://www.ButcherBox.com/NINJAS to get $20 off your first box, plus…