Scientists Can’t Keep Up With the Euclid Telescope

Can a machine be a great scientist? AI is being used more and more in astronomy, but what are the risks that come with this incredible power? We dive into what scientists are worried about, and the crucial balance needed in this new era of AI astronomy.

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0:00 AI Is Doing Science
1:50 The Problem With Euclid
7:00 AI – The Good
13:03 AI – The Bad

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References:
“The 2025 AI Index Report”, via stanford.edu https://astrumspace.info/ai_2025
“A Complete Einstein Ring in NGC 6505”, via aanda.org https://astrumspace.info/6505ring
“Weak Gravitational Lensing: How Euclid Maps Dark Matter”, via esa.int https://astrumspace.info/euclidlensing
“Euclid Mission Ground Segment and Data Access”, via euclid-ec.org https://astrumspace.info/euclid_data
“Mapping Galactic and Stellar Distributions”, via caltech.edu https://astrumspace.info/correlation
“AI Identifies New Gravitational Lens Candidates”, via phys.org https://astrumspace.info/ailensing
“AI Designs Bizarre Physics Experiments — and They Work”, via quantamagazine.org https://astrumspace.info/aiexperiments
“AI Helps Boost LIGO”, via caltech.edu https://astrumspace.info/ai_ligo
“Can AI Be Trusted in Science?”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/ai_in_science
“Science in the Age of AI: Royal Society Report”, via royalsociety.org https://astrumspace.info/aireport

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Credits:
Writer: Jon McColgan
Video Editor: Alexandre Nowakowski
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
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Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan

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