{"id":51587,"date":"2024-03-20T21:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/tech-leaders-wrestle-with-the-opportunity-and-risk-of-using-ai-in-satellite-networks\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T21:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:09:56","slug":"tech-leaders-wrestle-with-the-opportunity-and-risk-of-using-ai-in-satellite-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/tech-leaders-wrestle-with-the-opportunity-and-risk-of-using-ai-in-satellite-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Leaders Wrestle With the Opportunity and Risk of Using AI in Satellite Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been one of the most talked about topics throughout the year. At SATELLITE 2024, satellite players debated the role that AI plays in global satellite technology. <\/p>\n<p>One of the interesting new companies in this area is Space42, which will be the result of the merger between Yahsat and Bayanat, to form a global AI space company. Karim Michel Sabbagh, managing director designate of Space42 said the company sees AI \u201cas part of the company\u2019s DNA\u201d going forward.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fbCCyxIxQtSTKaex1fdh_VS_ShowDaily20202420Day20420DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fbCCyxIxQtSTKaex1fdh_VS_ShowDaily20202420Day20420DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fbCCyxIxQtSTKaex1fdh_VS_ShowDaily20202420Day20420DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fbCCyxIxQtSTKaex1fdh_VS_ShowDaily20202420Day20420DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fbCCyxIxQtSTKaex1fdh_VS_ShowDaily20202420Day20420DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2024 Day 4 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Sabbagh believes there are a number of issues and challenges when looking at implementing a successful AI strategy. He spoke about the data reliability question, and when introducing AI into Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), and having a lot of historical data, and whether that data will be reliable enough. He also spoke about the line between autonomy and control, a key focus of the discussion. \u201cWhen do you start trusting AI to do some of the decisions? Where do you draw the line?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke about safety and reliability, and how you could \u201cdo a zillion things\u201d right, but get one thing wrong, and the need to mitigate this. Being successful means doing away with the industry norms of the last 60 years. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe end goal is can you achieve an adaptive communications system? How quickly can we deploy AI and let go of control? The industry was based on the parameter of control. You are wiping away 60 years of practices,\u201d Sabbagh added.  <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6e46fd36314;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6e46fd36314 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6e46fd36315').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6e46fd36315'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sabbagh also bought up the issue of standards. He said, \u201cWe are putting our foot on the pedal in terms of AI. You could argue we are dealing with a far greater risk. The one thing I would say is that we need to bring standards in what we are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Lorden, director of AI Customer Success for Sidus Space, spoke about giving the power of space data into the hands of users within seconds. Lorden bought up a number of interesting questions. \u201cHow can we trust the hardware that is running these? We build in protections in the hardware. There are additional protections through software. We use AI on top of that to find faults in potential data. As the commercial market expands, we plan to expand with it. We may be running multiple missions at different times. We will need a software system. AI\/ML will become essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lorden said it is really about creating an environment where a wide variety of AI and non-AI applications can be hosted and decisions can be made on that analysis, and where there might be models cross checking each other. \u201cThe issue of constant work to develop and maintain trust in our AI systems is key. I think this technology will take our capabilities to places we have not conceived of. It is a very exciting time to work in space,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Shadrach Benny Retnamony, founder and CEO of Neuron said the company is a connectivity management platform, helping with data driven procurement. He said at the heart of AI is data veracity and data quality as the company has 20 million records a day. \u201cLabeled data is gold is the most important aspect in this whole process. We have to gain confidence. AI\/ML unlocks a number of use cases. A lot of engineers who have done this for decades don\u2019t trust AI; they still want control. We haven\u2019t completely turned it off. However, system design is getting wider than before. As applications evolve, the drive to AI\/ML will be inevitable.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Retnamony also brought up the issue of standards saying at some point, there will have to be standards around this. He admitted contracts with AI elements have become more complex. \u201cAt some point, there has to be some form of standards around this. \u201cEvery contract with an AI component takes three times longer to get done. We don\u2019t want to be entangled in our own mess,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Bode, CTO of Atlas Space Operations, a company that offers ground software-as-a-service said the company has to be very careful because it doesn\u2019t want to be spamming its end users with \u201cfalse positives,\u201d which highlight problems where there aren\u2019t any. However, Bode believes there is an inevitability about it impacting companies like Atlas Space Operations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaking from the ground side, ML will speed things up. If you have a 300 satellite constellation, you are going to have leverage ML. To cede control over to AI\/ML is a scary proposition at this stage,\u201d he says. \u201cThere is legal risk, security risk, hallucination risk. We can\u2019t have something where something appears to have gone wrong, when it hasn\u2019t. You can die if you don\u2019t use AI in some ways, but you can be successful if you learn to swim.\u201d<strong> VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 497:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mdRP1whoTquiafgwZokX_Z6C_4145-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mdRP1whoTquiafgwZokX_Z6C_4145-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mdRP1whoTquiafgwZokX_Z6C_4145-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mdRP1whoTquiafgwZokX_Z6C_4145-640x426.jpg 640w, 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