Can Artificial Intelligence Help Find Alien Intelligence?
Scientists are considering whether AI could help us search for alien intelligence in ways we haven’t even thought of yet
By Michael P. Oman-Reagan, The Conversation US on May 12, 2018
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.
In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), we’ve often looked for signs of intelligence, technology and communication that are similar to our own.
But as astronomer and SETI trailblazer Jill Tarter points out, that approach means searching for detectable technosignatures, like radio transmissions, not searching for intelligence.
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