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What is the future of data and artificial intelligence in space?

Artist illustration of satellite and cyberspace. Credit: Zern Liew/Garik Barseghyan/SpaceQ.

This past week the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center held a live online event to discuss the future of data and artificial intelligence in space.

The discussion focused in part on “advances have occurred over the last five to six years and what are we looking in terms of the future that will allow us to do things in space,” and that “in the past we’re not possible because we had to send things to ground stations.”

In Canada the government and the Canadian Space Agency are investing in a variety of programs related to data and artificial intelligence.

Some of those programs include the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Advanced Autonomous Space Systems challenge, AI for Health on Earth and Space, and Lunar Gateway robotics AI.

Watch the Atlantic Council future of data and artificial intelligence in space

The panel was moderated by Dr. David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center Atlantic Council.

The panelists included:

  • Fredrik Bruhn, CEO, Unibap AB; Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center Atlantic Council.
  • Amy Webb, CEO, Future Today Institute; Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center Atlantic Council.
  • Paul Jurasin, Director, New Programs and Digital Transformation Hub, California Polytechnic State University.
  • Anthony Scriffignano, SVP and Chief Data Scientist, Dun & Bradstreet.

About Marc Boucher

Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor & publisher. He is the founder of SpaceQ Media Inc. and Executive Vice President, Content of SpaceNews. Boucher has 25+ years working in various roles in the space industry and a total of 30 years as a technology entrepreneur including creating Maple Square, Canada's first internet directory and search engine.

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