Zachary Pirtle, Ph.D.
zpirtle.bsky.social
Zachary Pirtle, Ph.D.
@zpirtle.bsky.social
Engineer and policy practitioner in space exploration. Keeps writing science policy/philosophy/research articles on the side, despite a dayjob and having small children. PhD in Sys. Eng, BA philosophy, BS mech. eng. Opinions my own.
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Premiering at 9pm eastern tonight!

Could the new Dune: Prophecy series provide a more useful metaphor about humans living with large language models?

Some brief thoughts by me: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-sc...
A new Scifi metaphor for Technology Ethics and Policy? Tonight's Dune: Prophecy series premiere and Frank Herbert on AI
Will Prophecy explore Dune's vision for how humans can use AI to control one another? (a personal post, opinions my own, does not necessarily reflect the opinions of NASA or others. I'm summarizing my...
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November 18, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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Great insights into how (science) policy is actually done inside NASA - with a good dose of space ethics - from the always engaging philosopher-engineer, @zpirtle.bsky.social.

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Science Policy IRL: Zach Pirtle Explores Ethics for Mars Landings
Zach Pirtle explains how he came to work on the ethical and societal implications of living in space in this episode of Science Policy IRL.
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February 9, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Premiering at 9pm eastern tonight!

Could the new Dune: Prophecy series provide a more useful metaphor about humans living with large language models?

Some brief thoughts by me: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-sc...
A new Scifi metaphor for Technology Ethics and Policy? Tonight's Dune: Prophecy series premiere and Frank Herbert on AI
Will Prophecy explore Dune's vision for how humans can use AI to control one another? (a personal post, opinions my own, does not necessarily reflect the opinions of NASA or others. I'm summarizing my...
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November 18, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Very excited this podcast of me is out!
Artemis, Ethics & Society workshop and report explained.

@zpirtle.bsky.social of NASA’s Office of Technology, Society and Policy on the Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast.

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EPISODE 121: THE ARTEMIS AND ETHICS REPORT EXPLAINED | APPEL Knowledge Services
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December 18, 2023 at 3:55 PM
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Had a great conversation with NASA’s @zpirtle.bsky.social this week prompted by his great work on the Artemis, Ethics and Society initiative and my analysis of it for CIGIOnline.

Looking forward to more ethical reflection at NASA.

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NASA Begins Charting Ethical Trajectories for the Moon and Mars
Despite decades of ethical challenges to its programs, NASA has failed to develop internal capacity to address fundamental moral questions about space exploration.
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December 16, 2023 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Zachary Pirtle, Ph.D.
Artemis, Ethics & Society workshop and report explained.

@zpirtle.bsky.social of NASA’s Office of Technology, Society and Policy on the Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast.

appel.nasa.gov/podcast/epis...
EPISODE 121: THE ARTEMIS AND ETHICS REPORT EXPLAINED | APPEL Knowledge Services
appel.nasa.gov
December 14, 2023 at 1:51 PM
First sky post

I was an aspiring philosopher of science who got hired as an aerospace engineer 13 yrs ago

I still try to combine the two fields!

I'm very proud that I recently got to first-author a report on the ethics of exploring the Moon and Mars, available here:
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New NASA Report Looks at Societal Considerations for Artemis - NASA
NASA’s Artemis missions have far-reaching scientific and exploratory goals, and a new report seeks to foster discussion about how the agency can
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November 17, 2023 at 3:09 PM