5 ms·

These are going to be experienced test pilots who are pretty good at actively managing autopilots and other automated systems. Plus they'll be backed up by tele

by nradov 3mo ago

These are going to be experienced test pilots who are pretty good at actively managing autopilots and other automated systems. Plus they'll be backed up by telemetry to ground controllers. But ultimately the military is willing to accept some losses in order to advance key R&D programs.

rwmj 3mo ago
Later they'll replace them with minimum wage safety pilots.
- rgblambda 3mo ago
  Or outsource to a pilot procurement company in China. There is precedent after all: https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-go...
- throwaway2037 3mo ago
  I doubt it. Ask yourself: Why does the RQ-4 Global Hawk or MQ-9 Reaper require so much training to operate? The operators are well-paid, highly skilled officers.
  - rwmj 3mo ago
    It's a joke about human "safety drivers" acting as legal crumple zones for self-driving cars.
  - tim333 3mo ago
    Those aren't really AI controlled. It's just remote control for regular jet aircraft.
- DoesntMatter22 3mo ago
  What a silly statement to make. They'll just be replaced with AI. This is literally the plot of the Terminator
  - rwmj 3mo ago
    What The Terminator got wrong is each robot needs a human to take the legal blame when it goes wrong.
  - tim333 3mo ago
    First low wage humans then AI only. Think Waymo.
themanualstates 3mo ago
At 1.000 targets / hour as specified, Pentagon's "software abstraction layer" (Maven Smart System) allotted μ=60ms to consider each (mass-) killing that was added to the 'kill-chain'. Regarding e.g. the 'double tap' strike on Minab's girls school, it's impossible for there to have been any 'management' considering it: 1. has been on Google Maps for over 15 years 2. ranked top on Google Search 3. was all-pink, even on satellite imagery N.v.m. how the certainty / fuzziness knobs are already being deployed more to generate media buzz for short-term political gains than tactical or strategic results. (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blam...)

by nradov 3mo ago

rwmj 3mo ago

Later they'll replace them with minimum wage safety pilots.

rgblambda 3mo ago
Or outsource to a pilot procurement company in China. There is precedent after all: https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-government-cybersecurity-china-doj-treasury https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-tech-support-go...
throwaway2037 3mo ago
I doubt it. Ask yourself: Why does the RQ-4 Global Hawk or MQ-9 Reaper require so much training to operate? The operators are well-paid, highly skilled officers.
- rwmj 3mo ago
  It's a joke about human "safety drivers" acting as legal crumple zones for self-driving cars.
- tim333 3mo ago
  Those aren't really AI controlled. It's just remote control for regular jet aircraft.
DoesntMatter22 3mo ago
What a silly statement to make. They'll just be replaced with AI. This is literally the plot of the Terminator
- rwmj 3mo ago
  What The Terminator got wrong is each robot needs a human to take the legal blame when it goes wrong.
- tim333 3mo ago
  First low wage humans then AI only. Think Waymo.

themanualstates 3mo ago

At 1.000 targets / hour as specified, Pentagon's "software abstraction layer" (Maven Smart System) allotted μ=60ms to consider each (mass-) killing that was added to the 'kill-chain'. Regarding e.g. the 'double tap' strike on Minab's girls school, it's impossible for there to have been any 'management' considering it: 1. has been on Google Maps for over 15 years 2. ranked top on Google Search 3. was all-pink, even on satellite imagery N.v.m. how the certainty / fuzziness knobs are already being deployed more to generate media buzz for short-term political gains than tactical or strategic results. (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blam...)