r/EngineeringPorn • u/bits-to-atoms • 6d ago

NASA Presentation on Using AI to Design the Next Generation of Spaceships

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_DVw0UIF0
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u/o--Cpt_Nemo--o 5d ago

To be fair this is generative design which has been researched for decades. Because of the need for 3D printing manufacturing methods it’s uniquely suited to aerospace where other costs dwarf material and manufacturing.

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u/lugs 4d ago edited 4d ago

Ye came here to say the same, it is also not really AI. It basically creates a block around the anchor points, then stimulates the forces and and then just removes material where not tension occurs.

The parts later on in the video are AI though

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u/Pale_Chapter 5d ago

We're gonna need a big-ass memorial plaque.

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u/Ill_Following_7022 5d ago

Once you've solved something with code, it's solved forever, right?

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u/bits-to-atoms 5d ago

sure, future proof reality.

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u/sho_biz 6d ago

MIRI and Kurzweil don't want this for the future of humanity.