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- SETI@home was a project using home computer idle compute for distributed signal analysis in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
- Now, with AI subscriptions and local agent software, unused token allowances could be contributed to crowdsourced scientific or mathematical efforts.
- Small teams and individuals combining domain expertise with AI systems have achieved research successes like solving Erdős problems.
- A key challenge is aligning the frontiers of unknown problems with current AI system capabilities to effectively use increased compute.