SETI Post-Detection Protocol Reform: Centralizing International Oversight Under UNCOPUOS and Expanding Technosignature Scope
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A newly updated SETI protocol says any reply to a potential alien signal must be authorized internationally via UNCOPUOS, expands the search to all technosignatures beyond radio, and enshrines Principle #8 forbidding unilateral contact, with input from more than 350 contributors shaping the framework.
