Exploring Other Worlds Using Artificial Intelligence – Insights from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Written 16 July 2025
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Steve Chien, Fellow and Senior Research Scientist and Technical Group Supervisor of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, spoke during the 2025 AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, Fla.
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Scientists gathering data that could indicate life on other celestial bodies in the solar system or from planets in star systems light-years away will need new artificial intelligence (AI) systems to overcome major challenges. Steve Chien of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory took the audience on an engaging tour of how AI is being used in space exploration today and in the future, especially in the search for extraterrestrial life.
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