Harvard physicist Avi Loeb says humanity is on the brink of a 'major revolution' as advances in artificial intelligence and the search for alien life accelerate, telling a reporter in Athens this week that the coming decades could make our future 'completely different' from our past if evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence is finally found.

Colbert then asked if Obama wished aliens were real, which led the former president to make a job pitch to Colbert. Obama explained that he would be a good first point-of-contact for aliens. “I actually do,” Obama said.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has backed former President Barack Obama after he suggested extraterrestrial life exists. In a February interview with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, President Obama was asked,

Stephen Colbert just made it clear that he isn't leaving 'The Late Show' without forcing Barack Obama to confirm if aliens are real or not: 'Just come clean!'

Neil deGrasse Tyson, who for years has laughed off and shot down questions about UAP and aliens, is ready to talk at length about the phenomenon - and wants to see some real proof after the latest wave of whistleblowers and "disclosure" files released by the Pentagon.