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Dava Newman: Role of AI in Space Travel
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Full episode with Dava Newman (Nov 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fI6bYnRgSc New clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclips Once it reaches 20,000 subscribers, I'll start posting the clips there instead. (more links below) For now, new full episodes are released once or twice a week and 1-2 new clips or a new non-podcast video is released on all other days. Clip from full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fI6bYnRgSc If you enjoy these clips, subscribe to the new clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclips Once it reaches 20,000 subscribers, I'll start posting the clips there instead. For now, new full episodes are released once or twice a week and 1-2 new clips or a new non-podcast video is released on all other days. (more links below) Podcast full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Podcasts clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/ai Podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes): https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 Podcast RSS: https://lexfridman.com/category/ai/feed/ Dava Newman is the Apollo Program professor of AeroAstro at MIT and the former Deputy Administrator of NASA and has been a principal investigator on four spaceflight missions. Her research interests are in aerospace biomedical engineering, investigating human performance in varying gravity environments. She has developed a space activity suit, namely the BioSuit, which would provide pressure through compression directly on the skin via the suit's textile weave, patterning, and materials rather than with pressurized gas. Subscribe to this YouTube channel or connect on: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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The Future of AI in Space Missions
Dava Newman discusses the necessity of fully autonomous systems for future Mars missions, emphasizing that human astronauts will need to operate independently due to the significant communication delay with Earth. She highlights the importance of testing these systems on the Moon before venturing to Mars, where autonomy will be crucial for mission success.
"I love artificial intelligence and you thought I've also saw that you've enjoyed the movie space obviously 2001 a Space Odyssey let me ask the question about Hal 9000 that makes a few decisions there ..."
AI's Role in Earth and Climate Systems
Newman shifts focus to the application of AI on Earth, stressing its importance in analyzing climate systems and managing data. She argues that the immediate priority should be addressing climate change using AI to educate and influence human behavior, ultimately treating Earth as our spaceship that requires urgent care.
"exploration down you asked me earlier about Magellan and Magellan and his crew they they left right they were autonomous mm-hmm you know they were autonomous they left and they were on their own to fi..."
Visualizing Earth's Future with AI
In this segment, Dava Newman envisions the potential of AI to create powerful visualizations of Earth's future, using satellite imagery and data analysis. She believes that these tools can help accelerate positive change and foster a balanced relationship with our planet, starting with understanding ocean, land, and air systems.
"biggie so this next decade it's urgent we take care of our own spaceship which is spaceship earth so that's to me where my focus has been for AI systems using whatever is out there kind of imagining a..."