Episode
The Age of A.I.: How A.I. is searching for Aliens
Overview
We have always wondered whether other intelligent life exists in this galaxy, but for the first time we have the technology to help answer that question. With artificial intelligence, researchers have renewed the hunt for alien life in space and also begun to wonder if an entirely new life form has been born on earth.
Details
- Series
- The Age of A.I.
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2020-01-15
- Runtime
- 35 min
Episode context
How A.I. is searching for Aliens is Episode 8 in Season 1 of The Age of A.I.. It aired on 2020-01-15. The runtime is 35 min.
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