NASA Directs Data and Software as Strategic Assets for AI Development
NASA is implementing a new agency directive to treat data and software as strategic assets, aiming to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) development and enhance information access across its scientific, engineering, and business systems. Kevin Murphy, acting NASA chief data and super intelligence officer and chief science data officer in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, stated that this directive is driving efforts to connect previously siloed systems and modernize the infrastructure necessary for AI. NASA plans to expand its use of application programming interfaces (APIs) to make internal information more accessible to authorized users, an initiative that will also extend to the agency’s publicly available scientific data. Murphy emphasized that a robust data ecosystem is fundamental for achieving super intelligence and artificial intelligence. This modernization push supports NASA’s broader objectives, including returning astronauts to the Moon by 2028, advancing scientific instruments, and deve...
