US Air Force Test Marks First-Known Use of AI On Military Aircraft Written 17 December 2020

The Washington Post reports that the US Air Force allowed an AI algorithm “to control sensor and navigation systems on a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane in a training flight Tuesday, officials said.” The event marks “what is believed to be the first known use of AI onboard a U.S. military aircraft.” Defense officials “touted the test as a watershed moment” in DoD’s attempt “to incorporate AI into military aircraft, a subject that is of intense debate in aviation and arms control communities.” Assistant Air Force Secretary Will Roper said, “This is the first time this has ever happened.”
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