https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-just-...ght-2020-8
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EXCERPT: . . . Speaking at a Mitchell Institute event in early June, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, then the head of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said that the Air Force is looking at putting an AI-driven autonomous drone up against a manned fighter aircraft in a dogfight next year. It is unclear what next year's air-to-air battle will look like, assuming it happens. It is also unclear exactly what the AI-driven autonomous drone might look like... (MORE - details)
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- An artificial intelligence program developed by Heron Systems went head-to-head against a seasoned Air Force F-16 pilot in a simulated dogfight Thursday.
- Heron's AI achieved a flawless victory with five straight wins. The human pilot never scored a single hit, according to multiple reports.
- The "WWII-style" dogfight was part of DARPA's AlphaDogfight competition, which is designed to advance the agency's efforts to build trust in AI and develop manned-unmanned teaming capabilities.
EXCERPT: . . . Speaking at a Mitchell Institute event in early June, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, then the head of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said that the Air Force is looking at putting an AI-driven autonomous drone up against a manned fighter aircraft in a dogfight next year. It is unclear what next year's air-to-air battle will look like, assuming it happens. It is also unclear exactly what the AI-driven autonomous drone might look like... (MORE - details)