ALIEN AIs: HAVE WE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE WRONG THING?
Are we looking for the wrong thing in our search for extraterrestrial life? According to experts, the focus should be on finding alien artificial intelligence (AI) instead. Scientists suggest that if humans ever make contact with alien life, it may come in the form of a superintelligent computer.
The idea is centered around the concept of the “singularity,” a point where AI technology develops at an exponential rate, surpassing human intelligence. While some question whether the singularity will occur, it provides insights into the potential forms of alien life we could discover.
With the universe being billions of years old, AI life forms would have had ample time to form and pass through the singularity. This discovery would have significant implications for Earth, but so far, we have not been able to verify any form of alien life.
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) primarily focuses on radio signals similar to those humans transmit. However, advanced alien life may be able to evade detection. Phil Siegel, founder of the Center for Advanced Preparedness and Threat Response Simulation, suggests that such advanced life could purposely be difficult to detect and may not collocate with its creators.
In response, SETI researchers have expanded their search to include other “technosignatures,” looking for the use of technology and engineering on a massive scale that may be beyond human comprehension.
The discovery of AI alien life would imply the existence of preexisting biological life. However, it remains uncertain whether such technology could survive beyond the collapse of the civilization that created it.
The search for alien life is not separate from the search for alien AI. Any discovery of AI would be a significant breakthrough, but it also raises questions about technology reliance and how to safely access it.
So, are we searching for the wrong thing? Should we focus our efforts on finding alien AI rather than biological life forms? The answer lies within the cosmos, waiting to be uncovered. What do you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
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