SETI Revises Post-Detection Protocols: Independent Verification, Global Consensus, and UN-Led International Oversight

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Led by Professor Michael Garrett and with Seth Shostak, SETI updated its post-detection rules to require independent verification with different instruments, consensus before any public disclosure, no replies to signals, and UN-led international consultation, while adding protections for researchers and creating a cross-disciplinary ethics committee to consider societal impacts as it continues searching for technosignatures.