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AI is not ready to fly solo in space

A fully automated crew of robots has cared for passengers on the starship Axiom for 700 years in the movie WALL-E, but AI is not yet ready to operate autonomously in space, according to experts.

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AI is not ready to fly solo in space
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In the movie WALL-E, some of the last Earthlings travel through the Kuiper Belt on the starship Axiom. For 700 years, a fully automated crew of robots has cared for them after our planet became uninhabitable.

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