AI in Orbit: Who Controls the Satellites Above Your Head?

Disaster response in minutes. Wildfires predicted before the first spark. Cities watched from above with godlike precision.

That’s the sales pitch. But here’s the question: What happens when AI-powered satellites stop waiting for permission?

Fintan Buckley, CEO of Ubotica, joins Thinking on Paper to talk about AI in space — and what it means when the eye in the sky starts thinking for itself.

Inside:

• Why real-time Earth intelligence could save lives — or just erase privacy altogether

• What happens when wildfire response shifts from days to minutes

• Why maritime security and environmental monitoring are only the beginning

• The uncomfortable truth about space junk — and why de-orbiting may not fix it

• The ethics of AI satellites in military ops

• And how close we really are to cutting humans out of the decision loop

Also: is James Bond nonsense? We ask. Fintan answers. You be the judge.

This isn’t another tech utopia pitch.
It’s the beginning of a new layer of control — or chaos — orbiting just above your head.

Please enjoy the show.

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