Exclusive: AI Just Controlled a Military Plane for the First Time Ever
The U.S. Air Force tells us how it successfully flew an AI copilot on a U-2 spy plane—and kicked off the age of algorithmic warfare.
By Dr. Will Roper
Dec 16, 2020
The U.S. Air Force flew an artificial intelligence (AI) copilot on a U-2 spy plane in California.
The flight marked the first time in the history of the Department of Defense that an AI took flight aboard a military aircraft.
The AI algorithm, developed by Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory, trained the AI to execute specific in-flight tasks that would otherwise be done by the pilot.
On December 15, the United States Air Force successfully flew an AI copilot on a U-2 spy plane in California, marking the first time AI has controlled a U.S. military system. In this Popular Mechanics exclusive, Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, reveals how he and his team made history.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a34978872/artificial-intelligence-controls-u2-spy-plane-air-force-exclusive/
