IAA Adopts Revised SETI Principles: Expanded Spectrum, Independent Verification, and International Consensus for Detections

To the point

Michael Garrett led the International Academy of Astronautics to update SETI rules so any detection of extraterrestrial intelligence is confirmed by independent instruments across the full electromagnetic spectrum and announced only after international consensus via UN processes, with safeguards against harassment and misinformation and a new Post-Detection Sub-Committee to handle societal and legal implications, a move Bill Diamond praises as aligning science communication with today’s media environment.