Jane Edwards
Booz Allen Hamilton has deployed a generative artificial intelligence tool onboard the International Space Station National Lab.
The company said Thursday its large language model application uses Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s Spaceborne Computer-2 platform to help ISS astronauts address complex issues by retrieving and analyzing information without relying on Earth-bound internet.
The LLM application was developed over eight weeks and was fielded as part of a payload experiment.
The generative AI LLM platform provides retrieval-augmented generation and remote data ingestion capabilities to enable astronauts to facilitate data processing and address complex issues in space.
“Generative AI in space is truly the new frontier and this capability unlocks the potential for on-orbit generative AI to integrate and develop mission-critical solutions and is aligned with Booz Allen’s mission to build human-led AI solutions from which our nation will thrive,” said Chris Bogdan, an executive vice president at Booz Allen and head of the firm’s space business.
