Scientists say AI is seeing signs of alien life where there aren't any — and that's a problem for…
- Researchers have spotted problems with AI pattern matching in science data
- It could mean false flags for signatures of life on other planets
- AI can still be useful, but checks need to be built in
One of the ways AI can be most helpful is in trawling through masses of scientific data that human researchers don't have time to analyze, looking for patterns — but this use-case is now proving problematic when it comes to the search for life beyond our planet.
A new study from researchers at Michigan State University suggests that AI systems can be too easily fooled into identifying signatures of life out in the universe where none exist. We need these flags to be accurate to know where to point our telescopes next, so it's important that the detection processes work.
The researchers set up a digital simulation including a key sign of life: the ability...
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