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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. (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] Lugh@futurology.today 2 points 3 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?