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.