SETI expert says we're more likely to find 'thinking machines'
(NEWSER) - Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life should make sure to look for robot agents of the aliens, says a leading SETI astronomer. The search for life outside earth has so far focused on identifying the building blocks of biochemistry, following the assumption that aliens would meet our definition of "alive." Seth Shostak of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute in California thinks it's reasonable to assume that life forms would quickly develop machines to aid them, reports the Telegraph . More»
