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Two “alien-curious scientists” believe AI could hold the key to humanity finally making contact with extraterrestrials.

Writing for Scientific American, astronomer Franck Marchis and NASA researcher Ignacio G. Lopez-Francois, said that after 40 years of serious search with no results, it is time to “radically rethink our approach.” Their suggestion? Transmit a well-curated large language model into the universe that would “enable extraterrestrial civilizations to indirectly converse with us and learn about us without being hindered by the vast distances of space.” Here’s more from their piece.

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Vector illustration, chatbot or AI concept showing profile of a humanoid robot looking up at the night sky with a shooting star while laying down
Scientific AmericanArtificial Intelligence Will Let Humanity Talk to Alien CivilizationsLarge language models may enable real-time communication with extraterrestrial civilizations despite the vast distances between stars. We need to start thinking about what to tell them about us