NASA Moves to Treat Data, Software as Strategic Assets for AI

NASA is moving to treat data and software as strategic assets under a new agency directive aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) development and improving access to information across its scientific, engineering, and business systems. Kevin Murphy, acting NASA chief data and super intelligence officer and chief science data officer in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said the directive from the agency’s deputy administrator is driving efforts to connect previously siloed systems