IAA Overhauls SETI Post-Detection Protocols: Multi-Organization Verification, Open Data, and International Governance
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Michael Garrett and Sir Bernard Lovell oversee a major update to SETI post‑detection rules that requires independent verification, open data and code after credibility, no public messaging until broad international consensus, safety protections for researchers, and the creation of a Post‑Detection Sub‑Committee plus a Code of Conduct.