2018/02/06 by Michael Hippke, John G. Learned, J. G. Learned +2 · 4 voices · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Computer Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #Cellular Automata and Applications #Fractal and DNA sequence analysis
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1802.02180
A complex message from space may require the use of computers to display, analyze and understand. Such a message cannot be decontaminated with certainty, and technical risks remain which can pose an existential threat. Complex messages would need to be destroyed in the risk averse case.