S06E08 Down to Earth: Help or Hindrance? The Ethics of AI-Driven Geoscience
After covering many of the exciting possibilities and potential challenges of AI in Earth Observation (EO), the question still remains: Is AI in EO going to be more of a help, or a hindrance? The answ...
6 Feb 202533min
S06E07 Down to Earth: AI to the Rescue: The Power of Partnership in AI4EO
As the previous episodes have highlighted, collaboration plays an important role when it comes to using AI to solve real-world problems. So how do we work across diverse stakeholders to do this work p...
30 Jan 202534min
S06E06 Down to Earth: Geospatial Foundation Models For Real-World Challenges
Beyond the challenges inherent in using AI in earth observation, there are some incredibly valuable applications for tackling real-world problems. In particular, Geospatial Foundation Models are leadi...
23 Jan 202533min
S06E05 Down to Earth: Training scientists on high performance computing
Unlocking the full potential of scientific research requires more than just cutting-edge technology - it demands skilled scientists who can wield it effectively. In this episode, we delve into the wor...
16 Jan 202532min
S06E04 Down to Earth: Supercomputing and GeoAI
Now that we have the basics of AI use in the geosciences, the question becomes, how do we use and maximize these tools? Enter the supercomputer! With Dr. Dalton Lunga, Senior R&D Scientist and GeoAI G...
9 Jan 202534min
S06E03 Down to Earth: Revving up AI in Geoscience: The Hardware Revolution
When machine learning was first invented, the infrastructure for processing earth observation data was incredibly slow, often taking days or weeks to generate results. But recent breakthroughs in hard...
19 Dec 202438min
S06E02 Down to Earth: AI’s Secret Sauce: Quality Data
We’ve heard repeatedly that reliable, validated training data is one of the most important, and also most challenging components of ensuring AI models provide accurate outputs. How are we overcoming t...
12 Dec 202435min
S06E01 Down to Earth: Demystifying AI in Geoscience
AI is a hot topic these days, but when it comes to geoscience, how is it actually being used? To answer this question, we speak to Dr. Caleb Robinson, Principal Research Scientist, Microsoft AI for Go...
5 Dec 202432min
