Astronomy on Tap Atlanta: Astrophysics – From History to AI

**Speaker:**Fernbank Science Center Observatory & Outreach Specialist Steve Bieger

Abstract: In this presentation, I will first look back in history, before AI, and examine how talented astrophysicists have built the knowledge base that now form the raw material for data mining and pattern recognition used by artificial intelligence. I will then focus in on the AI tools currently used for analyzing data collected from modern Earth and Space based telescopes to extract the fine details regarding the life of stars and galaxies and the formation of planets in our vast universe.