Recent developments in applied artificial intelligence (AI) research show that AI-driven tools can reliably characterize satellite behaviour in the near-Earth space environment. State- and international-level regulators are well-positioned to use these tools to uphold their responsibilities to promote safe and orderly use of the space domain. In the near future, AI could offer opportunities for even richer understanding of international space activities that could inform evidence-based space rulemaking across a variety of categories. Before adopting these AI-driven tools, the international space community should become familiar with their limitations and drawbacks, and advocate for changes that help make them more reliable and less likely to cause harm.
