kerfitten1234 t1_j9vn38x wrote on February 24, 2023 at 9:52 PM

Reply to comment by TheRoadsMustRoll in Alien hunters get a boost as AI helps identify promising signals from space by UniOfManchester

Your comment made me realize that there's a deeper assumption at the core: that any aliens emitting radio messages want to be heard.

farmdve t1_j9w51js wrote on February 24, 2023 at 11:58 PM

Well..us. We intentionally beamed signals into space.

Ok_Doughnut_6769 t1_j9xbjhx wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:56 AM

and it will be our undoing

bradklyn t1_j9y57mo wrote on February 25, 2023 at 12:26 PM

This. If there are advanced species out there, the window between when they start emitting signals and THEY discover other species exist and decide to hide signals is likely very narrow.

Bensemus t1_j9zykea wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:28 PM

That’s not an assumption. SETI isn’t assuming aliens are broadcasting for our benefit. They are hoping to either detect messages intended for something else or signals that are naturally generated by technology.