Our guest is Dr. Megan Ansdell, Program Officer in the Planetary Science Division (PSD) and the Astrophysics Division (APD) at NASA Headquarters. She serves as the Program Scientist for the Great Observatory Maturation Program (GOMAP) and the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), as well as the Lead for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). In 2023, Dr. Ansdell was awarded the NASA Early Career Achievement Medal. https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/ What is Ask An Astrobiologist? Once a month, the NASA Astrobiology Program hosts a one-hour program where the public is invited to interact with a high-profile astrobiologist, who replies to YouTube comments & questions live on video. Ask An Astrobiologist: Episode 78 Artificial Intelligence, Exoplanets, & the Future of Astrobiology Featuring Dr. Megan Ansdell (NASA HQ) Hosted by Dr. Graham Lau (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Production Assistants: Gabrielle Erwin (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Anurup Mohanty (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Mariam Naseem (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Directed by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program) Illustrations by Melissa Flower (https://melissaflower.com) Music & Animation by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program)