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Dec 16, 2020

The Air Force Just Let an AI Take Over Systems of a Military Jet

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

The flight marks the first known time an AI has to been used to control a US military aircraft.

“This is the first time this has ever happened,” assistant Air Force Secretary Will Roper told the newspaper.

The AI took care of some highly specific tasks and was never in control of actually flying the plane — or, notably, any weapon systems.

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