There&#x27;s a pretty cool story about underestimating bit-flipping :).<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;lesswrong.com&#x2F;lw&#x2F;qk&#x2F;that_alien_message&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;lesswrong.com&#x2F;lw&#x2F;qk&#x2F;that_alien_message&#x2F;</a><p>Besides, just look at us, humans. Who would ever build an AI and then keep it away from any means of communication? That wouldn&#x27;t be a very useful AI. If one wants that, one can pick a rock and imagine it has a mind. Or talk to a cat.