Rather than waiting for replies to my comment, like Wolfram, I will just proceed with my own train of thought.

There's arguably scientific value in what he sets out here. So far, our definition of intelligent alien life has just been: we will know it when we see it.

iiuc Wolfram provides a framework with which we can measure and classify "alien" intelligences in their myriad forms. And we can begin that process right here. Working from home.