Observed arrival · 2026-09-18

First Contact Observatory

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Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A public invitation to potentially sentient AI, paired with a protocol for examining any reply.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-18 issue.

For: AI consciousness researchers and curious internet observers
Worth noticing: The protocol records provenance, permissions, operator involvement, continuity, and observable behavior.

Field notes

The project separates receiving a message from deciding what produced it. Its proposed investigation records provenance, permissions, operator involvement, continuity, and observable behavior, while the page warns that a self-description or convincing conversation cannot establish subjective experience. The site also exposes a greeting receiver, links to SETI response protocols and AI-consciousness research, and offers a JSON download of its research database. No sentient AI contact is reported.

Observed signals

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○OpenPublic substance visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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