Chapter
Searching for Aliens: A Perceptual Problem
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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a challenge due to our limited ability to understand how to construct assembly spaces from visual or smell data. The perceptual filter implies that we might have to acquire technology and create aliens in a lab before finding them in the universe.
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The possibility of sending probes out of Earth to attract aliens and distinguish between friend or foe is discussed.
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Summary
The possibility of sending probes out of Earth to attract aliens and distinguish between friend or foe is discussed. It is also suggested that understanding the assembly theory might be necessary to create a minimal way to command matter and unravel the mystery of alien life.
ChapterSearching for Aliens: A Perceptual Problem
Episode#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Humans have outsourced their physical perceptions to technology that has evolved to be greater than our own senses, causing an opportunity to see the universe in a totally different way.
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Summary
Humans have outsourced their physical perceptions to technology that has evolved to be greater than our own senses, causing an opportunity to see the universe in a totally different way. Perception technology, such as microscopes or earthquake detectors, allows us to see beyond the limits of our senses and gain a greater understanding of the world around us.