Interstellar communication. IX. Message decontamination is impossible
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2018-02-08 v1 Popular Physics
Abstract
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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1802.02180,
title = {Interstellar communication. IX. Message decontamination is impossible},
author = {Michael Hippke and John G. Learned},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.02180},
year = {2018}
}
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3 pages, comments welcome