Editors' Pick|42,499 views|Aug 13, 2020,12:23pm EDT
An Air Force Pilot Will Battle AI In A Virtual F-16 Dogfight Next Week. You Can Watch It Live.
Eric Tegler
Mark your calendar, place your bets, get out the popcorn. An Air Force F-16 pilot will take on an artificial intelligence algorithm in a simulated dogfight next Thursday. And you can watch it live.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is running the program, which is called the AlphaDogfight Trials. It’s part of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program.
The action will kick off Tuesday with AI vs. AI dogfights, featuring eight teams that developed algorithms to control a simulated F-16, leading to a round robin tournament that will select one to face off against a human pilot Thursday between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. EDT. You can register to watch the action online. DARPA adds that a “multi-view format will afford viewers comprehensive perspectives of the dogfights in real-time and feature experts and guests from the Control Zone, akin to a TV sports commentary desk.â€
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