Interstellar communication. IX. Message decontamination is impossible
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physics.pop-ph
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messagecomplexanalyzeaversecannotcasecertaintycommunication
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A complex message from space may require the use of computers to display, analyze and understand. Such a message cannot be decontaminated with certainty, and technical risks remain which can pose an existential threat. Complex messages would need to be destroyed in the risk averse case.
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