Posted on 06/29/2017 7:20:40 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The secret to Curiosity's better brain was a software update sent from the ground in October 2015, called the Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science (AEGIS). This was the first time artificial intelligence had been tried on a remote probe, and the results have shown that similar AI techniques could be applied to future missions, according to the NASA scientists working on the project.
AEGIS allows the rover to be "trained" to identify rocks with certain characteristics that scientists on the ground want to investigate. This is valuable because Curiosity's human controllers can't be in direct contact with the rover all the time. Instead of waiting for instructions to "go there and sample that piece of rock," Curiosity can now look for targets even when it isn't in contact with its human controllers, according to a new study that describes Curiosity's use of the software.
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There have certainly been some unusual looking objects in the rovers pictures every now and then...
Mars? How can it? All artificial intelligence is centered in Washington. State or District, take your pick.
Skynet downloading new code and activating unrevealed weaponry targeting to bots on mars?
What do you call it when a Blonde dyes her hair brunette?
Artificial Intelligence.
That would make a good Jeopardy question.
Ah! Got it.
It is not picking “it’s own targets”. It is picking targets based on the goal and agenda that was programmed into it. It is picking them by itself, but still with mission control’s goals.
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