- Published on September 18, 2025
- In AI Features
ISRO’s Nitish Kumar: Spacecrafts Need AI That Thinks, Not Just Computes
ISRO scientist Nitish Kumar outlined ideas to shape the role of AI in space, highlighting an initiative called Gyaan education agent.
- By Ankush Das
Artificial intelligence is often seen as a natural partner for space exploration. Missions demand automation, agility, and precision, but the risks of black-box models make adoption difficult. Nitish Kumar, scientist at ISRO and recipient of the Innovative Student Projects Award by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), explained why intelligibility and explainability are central to AI in space.
Addressing the gathering at Cypher 25, India’s largest AI conference organised by AIM from September 17-19 in Bengaluru, Kumar said that while AI and space appear aligned, the reality is complex. The sector is “automation hungry,” he noted, but reluctant to trust opaque models. “Spacecrafts demand explainability, agility, and assurance,” he said.
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Ankush Das
I am a tech aficionado and a computer science graduate with a keen interest in AI, Coding, Open Source, Global SaaS, and Cloud. Have a tip? Reach out to ankush.das@aimmediahouse.com
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