SETI Part 2: Aliens, AI & the Holiday Paradox - A Cosmic Winter : 12/9/25

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Tue Dec 09 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute | Utica, NY

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This holiday season, journey through the stars and chat about alien life without leaving campus!
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🎄👽 SETI Part 2: Aliens, AI & the Holiday Paradox - A Cosmic Winter Talk

Date: Tuesday, December 9
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Student Center, Multi-Purpose Room, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, 100 Seymour Road, Utica, NY 13502
Presenter: Dr. Emilio Cobanera, Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for Safe and Secure AI Robotics at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Description: This holiday season, journey through the stars without leaving campus! As humanity cozies up to artificial intelligences like ChatGPT and Gemini, we must revisit one of science’s greatest mysteries: where are all the aliens? In this festive edition of his thought-provoking talk, Dr. Emilio Cobanera unwraps the Fermi Paradox in the age of AI and explores how our new relationship with intelligent machines could offer fresh insight into alien cognition, robotic civilizations, and our place in a possibly quiet galaxy.
Fee: Free/RSVP Required
Deadline: Register by Tuesday, December 9 at Noon
Participants: 30 (Max)


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