On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 12:13 PM, Matt Mahoney wrote: > Actually that's just the first 24 amino acids in the genetic code when the 64 > entry table is (arbitrarily) ordered alphabetically (A,C,G,U). It is totally > independent of the actual symbols on the Buga sphere. I'm sure whoever > created this hoax is laughing hysterically at the mental gymnastics of > everyone who was fooled by it.
They're going to carbon date a polymer sample from one of the holes, test the metallurgy and get a gamma ray profile :) Usually these things are absconded with very quickly, hoax or not, that's why this one has a lot of attention. ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T1ff34dc69e862fc1-Mba3a562c3bdf15ff1c6436d0 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
