[ExI] Wrong frequency? Astronomers rethink where to hunt for alien signals

spike at rainier66.com spike at rainier66.com
Mon Jul 27 15:07:06 UTC 2026


 

 

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of John Clark via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] Wrong frequency? Astronomers rethink where to hunt for alien signals

 

> GLM 5.2: If this hypothesis is correct, the universe may be teeming with super-intelligent life. But they are communicating at 5 bits per day,

 

5 bits per day! How could such a "superintelligence" compete against a rapidly evolving AI like Claude Opus 5, or even the village idiot with a meat brain? 

 

John K Clark

 

 

 

It doesn’t.  The competition phase of its existence is long since over. 

 

The 5 bits per day is the rate it is sending signals out to other civilizations.  There’s no big hurry on that signal.  There are good reasons to not be too chatty on the outgoing signal.

 

spike

 

 

 

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