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Unfortunately untrue. Many military robots are purely remote controlled, but many others integrate often substantial levels of autonomy. Most UAVs provide auto
by another 16y ago
Unfortunately untrue.
Many military robots are purely remote controlled, but many others integrate often substantial levels of autonomy. Most UAVs provide autonomous navigation and stationkeeping, for example, and often much more; other military robots operate with no human in the loop whatsoever (eg, AUVs).
It's also interesting to consider the autonomy of fast-react weapons-in-the-loop systems such as AA/SAM sites and ABM installations (eg, Patriot), and the contribution of that autonomy to associated friendly-fire incidents. Methods normally considered AI---probabilistic filters, reasoning, and data fusion, in particular---are fundamental to such systems.
- krschultz 16y agoForgive me, I failed to make this clear, but I work on such systems and I don't think they are all that smart. The code for station keeping is less interesting than the code for directions on Google Maps. (Connecting GPS points in space is pretty damn easy). Landing a UAV is pretty sweet, but I still wouldn't call it AI. The complexity is on the control side, but if you call that AI then is your cruise control in your car AI?