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How should we handle alien detection in a world of AI, deepfakes and social media?

If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...
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Global post-detection protocols for disclosing alien life just got their first major update in 16 years – no reply should be sent

The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major ...

Scientists Just Changed the Rules for First Contact With Aliens

Scientists updated first contact protocols for 2026, requiring multiple verification steps and UN consultation before ...

Scientists Just Updated the Rules for What Happens When We Find Aliens

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...
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Scientists Revealed Their Official Playbook for Making Contact with Aliens

In the endless search for technosignatures—signs from some technologically advanced intelligent alien civilization—we’ve done everything from monitoring radio arrays to hypothesizing about whether ...

Alien Discovery: Scientists Update First Contact Plan to Prevent Global Panic

Scientists have rewritten global 'first contact' protocols for how to confirm and announce the discovery of alien ...

Alien signal claims face stricter verification under updated disclosure rules

The IAA SETI Committee has updated rules for evaluating and revealing the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence.

Alien Probes Could Be Hiding In Solar System Beyond Our Sight, NASA Study Suggests

A NASA‑linked study argues that alien probes could already be in our Solar System, but our surveys are still too crude to ...