In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), we've often looked for signs of intelligence, technology and communication that are similar to our own.
But as astronomer and SETI trailblazer Jill Tarter points out, that approach means searching fordetectabletechnosignatures, like radio transmissions, not searching for intelligence.
Now scientists are considering whether artificial intelligence (AI) could help us search for alien intelligence in ways we haven't even thought of yet.