For decades, NASA has been using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support and optimise its work across the agency, both on Earth and in space. NASA uses AI to help plan and schedule missions for planetary rovers, analyse satellite datasets, diagnose and detect anomalies, develop autonomous systems, and much more.

Some of the AI tools used at NASA involve machine learning, which uses data and algorithms to train computers on making classifications, formulating predictions, and uncovering similarities or trends across large datasets. Utilising AI tools has a range of game-changing benefits for NASA’s work, including streamlining decision-making, saving resources, and enhancing workforce efficiency.

To find out more about NASA’s AI activities and what the future holds for such technologies at the agency, Georgie Purcell spoke to David Salvagnini, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at NASA.