Field Notes
21 August 2017
Inside the fighter jet of the future where AI is the pilot
By Timothy Revell
I’m in the cockpit of a Typhoon fighter jet. It’s an overwhelming sea of buttons, twiddly knobs and square screens displaying various diagrams and measurements.
Suddenly the whole scene dissolves in front of me. A few virtual screens hovering in mid-air have replaced everything. I can grab them, shift them around, and arrange them however I want. One of the screens is shaking – a very attention-grabbing way to ensure I quickly get important information from mission control.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144601-inside-the-fighter-jet-of-the-future-where-ai-is-the-pilot/
