Experts Met at MIT to Discuss the Possibility of Alien Tech Around Black Holes. Here's What Was Discussed

Researchers from MIT, Penn State, and partners held a two-day workshop on whether advanced civilizations could build Dyson-like structures around supermassive black holes.

The discussion examined physical feasibility, potential observables, and how such megastructures might tap energy from black hole jets instead of stars.

The idea reframes a speculative alien-technology concept as a search for testable astronomical signatures.

If viable, it could inform SETI research and broader thinking about large-scale energy use in space.