The Demon AI being used for something useful. Processing the old Big Ear radio telescope printouts to glean insights.

>Potentially the most interesting update to the signal was a new estimate of its flux density (i.e. its strength). In the language of radio astronomy, the new value is 250 Janskys

NB: In the movie Contact, the signal that started the commotion was -- 100 Janskys. So, Aliens.