The US Air Force put artificial intelligence into combat simulation against real F-16 pilots. In some tests, artificial intelligence even beat real pilots.
One of the most important discussions about artificial intelligence artificial intelligence Whether it can be used as a weapon or not, and this discussion generally revolves around possibilities such as cyber attacks. On the other hand, the US Air Force is preparing to entrust its warplanes to artificial intelligence.
On Thursday, the US Air Force Edwards Air Force BaseHe tested the X-62A VISTA autonomous warplane in the historic flight held in . Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall sat in the pilot seat on this flight and different scenarios were tested. In the trials, artificial intelligence managed to outperform human pilots in some scenarios.
Nose-to-nose performance in fast maneuvers
According to the news X-62A VISTAIt performed head-to-head with human pilots in fast maneuvering flights at 1000 feet at 885 kilometers/hour. Some human rights groups express their reservations about artificial intelligence making decisions about life and death. Kendall is artificial intelligence He states that it has already begun to shape global war strategies.
US Air Force on artificial intelligence to make a serious investment continues. The first goal of the institution is to create a fleet of 1,000 aircraft with artificial intelligence at the same skill level as human pilots in 2028.
There is no official statement on the subject yet.
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