Some scientists think we should use AI to communicate with alien civilizations. If we use a laser to send LLMs to them, they can talk to it, rather than needing two-way communication.

Lugh@futurology.today · 4 months ago

Some scientists think we should use AI to communicate with alien civilizations. If we use a laser to send LLMs to them, they can talk to it, rather than needing two-way communication.

cerement@slrpnk.net · 4 months ago

telling the aliens their equivalent of eat glue and mix cocktails from bleach …

hendrik@palaver.p3x.de · edit-2 4 months ago

Proper scientists (plural) said that? Or the author made that up and happens to be a scientist too?

Klicnik · 4 months ago

Oh, let’s also send them bored ape NFTs!

Endward23@futurology.today · 4 months ago

Honestly, thats a great idea. But I doubt that we can transfer complex programes so easily to alien life.

Lugh@futurology.today · 4 months ago

The crux of this idea is that if the speed of light severely limits two-way communication, why not get around that problem by sending the AI to them so they can talk to it, and not need back and forth communication to learn about us.

Needless to say, readers of ‘The Three Body Problem’ will have mostly negative thoughts on this idea, but to me it poses a question. What if there are other alien civilizations doing this already - how would we spot them?

Some scientists think we should use AI to communicate with alien civilizations. If we use a laser to send LLMs to them, they can talk to it, rather than needing two-way communication.

Some scientists think we should use AI to communicate with alien civilizations. If we use a laser to send LLMs to them, they can talk to it, rather than needing two-way communication.

Artificial Intelligence Will Let Humanity Talk to Alien Civilizations