Does the success of autonomous spacecraft and the rise of AI render human involvement in future space exploration unnecessary?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 12:46

Does the success of autonomous spacecraft and the rise of AI render human involvement in future space exploration unnecessary?

Even were AGI & autonomous swarms of robot space drones to take over space exploration tomorrow, they'd probably want to take a few humans, and maybe some other species along—heck why not a biosphere or two?

Probably not.

Does the success of autonomous spacecraft and the rise of AI render human involvement in future space exploration unnecessary?

Imagine we could fly into space and take a selfie of our galaxy. This spacecraft made the most detailed map of the Milky Way ever - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Ty QPG,

Maybe not ‘necessary’ necessary, but still handy to bring along. How better to help young AI learn patience?