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Air Force pulls off first AI flight in pilotless plane

• whelp_24 3y ago
  This both seems like bad news and oddly non newsworthy. Didn't we already have autonomous drones?
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  • dragonwriter 3y ago
    I think drones are mostly remotely piloted with limited autonomy (something like a specifically programmable autopilot), this sounds like it has AI making piloting decisions around general commands from a ground or airborn controller as the only control, more like an AI replacement for a human pilot than traditional drones.
  • darkclouds 3y ago
    This one first flew back in 2013, dont know whether it landed safely or not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Taranis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Taranis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0omMcNmWKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0omMcNmWKA
• 1970-01-01 3y ago
  Afterward, they fly with a perfect operational record. The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Skynet fights back.