[Pt.2] A.I. Self-Driving Bio Research Labs in Deep Space | Ethics Review

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Ethics Review of the offically released 'Machine Intelligence' project document: Biological Research and Self-Driving Labs in Deep Space supported by artificial intelligence
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REFERENCE: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-023-00618-4?awc=26427_1680573176_5940bd6d73767a6047230294366df9cb
Abstract:
Space biology research aims to understand fundamental spaceflight effects on organisms, develop foundational knowledge to support deep space exploration and, ultimately, bioengineer spacecraft and habitats to stabilize the ecosystem of plants, crops, microbes, animals and humans for sustained multi-planetary life. To advance these aims, the field leverages experiments, platforms, data and model organisms from both spaceborne and ground-analogue studies. As research is extended beyond low Earth orbit, experiments and platforms must be maximally automated, light, agile and intelligent to accelerate knowledge discovery. Here we present a summary of decadal recommendations from a workshop organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on artificial intelligence, machine learning and modelling applications that offer solutions to these space biology challenges. The integration of artificial intelligence into the field of space biology will deepen the biological understanding of spaceflight effects, facilitate predictive modelling and analytics, support maximally automated and reproducible experiments, and efficiently manage spaceborne data and metadata, ultimately to enable life to thrive in deep space.
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