Will the first aliens we find be ROBOTS? Intelligent life may have turned to AI by the time we make first contact, expert claims

Dr Susan Schneider from The University of Connecticut says the first intelligent aliens we find might not be biological
Speaking to MailOnline she said advanced aliens might be machines
Humanity
is already heading in this direction, she claimed, and an advanced race
would likely have already made this evolutionary leap
'The next evolutionary step could be we are post-biological,' she said
Recently experts in Washington DC discussed chances of finding alien life
Seti astromoner Dr Shostak said we 'could be the first' generation to know we are not alone

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