Cilmi-baaraha caanka ah ee astrobiology-da Steven Dick wuxuu soo jeedinayaa in inta badan koonka ay durba saameyn karto waxa uu ugu yeero caqli-galnimada post-biological. Sida uu sheegay Dick, waxaa jira seddex nooc oo koonkan ah: koonka jireed ee nolosha ay yar tahay, koonka noolaha ee halkaas ay nolol badani ka jirto, ama koonka post-biological ee ay noloshu ku guurto AI. Wuxuu aamisan yahay in koonku si ugu yaraan qayb ahaan yahay post-biological. Koonka post-biological, nooleyaasha kaarboon-ku-saleysan waxaa beddeli kara ilbaxnimooyinka AI, kuwaas oo laga yaabo inay abuuraan xaqiiqooyin macmal ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Dick wuxuu ku doodaa in isbeddelka post-biological uusan dhab ahaan u dhicin dhulka ama meel kale, in kastoo ay suurtagal tahay sababo la xidhiidha da'da suurtogalka ah ee ilbaxnimooyinka shisheeye. Marka la eego da'da koonka ee 13. 7 bilyan oo sano iyo joogitaanka xiddigo sida qorraxda 12 bilyan oo sano ka hor, AI-da horumarsan ayaa laga yaabaa inay jirto wax ka fog mala-awaalkayaga. Helitaanka AI-ga cosmi waxaa loo baahan karaa xeelado kala duwan marka loo barbardhigo raadinta noolayaasha shisheeye, taasoo laga yaabo inay sharaxdo sababta aan wali uga helin caqli-galnimo shisheeye. Haddii aqoonta shisheeye ay u korodho si la mid ah, waxay noqon karaan kuwo aan dhimanayn oo leh awood barasho-eexeed leh. Qoraal uu Dick qoray 2003 wuxuu ku sheegay in ka duwan bini-aadamka, caqli-galnimada AI-da horumarsan ay noqon lahayd mid isugeyn ah, oo aqoon lagu gudbinayo jiilalka soo socda. Ogaanshaha AI-ga shisheeye ayaa weli caqabado qaba.

Inkasta oo qiyaastii 30 sano laga joogo markii ugu horreysay ee Dick lagu kulmay shir astrobiology ah oo ka dhacay Talyaaniga, kaliya ku dhawaad 6000 xaladood oo exoplanets ah ayaa la ogaaday, iyadoo aan loo helin nidaamyada qoraxda oo la mid ah kuwooda. Raadinta ayaa ka buuxday wareegyo, hase yeeshee Dick wuxuu soo bandhigayaa rajo. In ay ilbaxnimooyinka AI ahaadaan kuwo ku jira dhismooyin artificial ama aan keli nahay koonka ayaa weli mugdi ah. Saameynta helitaanka nolol shisheeye, ha ahaado microfossils Mars ama calaamado 30 iftiinka sano ah, maaha in ay si degdeg ah u saameeyo bulshada caalamka. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Dick wuxuu adkaynayaa muhiimada muddo-dheer ah. 2013, Forum-ka Dhaqaalaha Adduunka wuxuu ku dhawaaqay helitaanka nolol shisheeye "X-factor" oo leh saameyn aan la garanayn oo u baahan in horay loo tixgeliyo. Aragti Copernican ah ayaa bedeshay fahamka meesha ay dhulka kaga jirto koonka, soo-jeedinaya helitaanno noocan oo kale ah in ay isbedelo naxariis leh ku samayn karaan aragtidayada waqti ka dib. Dick wuxuu ku doodaa in la sahamiyo mabda'a nolosha ee caalamiga ah si loo fahmo booska aan kaga suganahay koonka, isagoo tilmaamaya xiriir xoog leh oo aan caddeyn oo u dhexeeya cosmology iyo biology. Fikradani waxay dib u eegis ku samayn kartaa fikirka dhaqameed ee ku saabsan dabeecadda koonka waxayna horseedi kartaa fikir ballaaran oo ku saabsan nolol ka baxsan dhulka.