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Friday, December 18, 2020

Using AI to Control a Military Jet

As described a considerable application, combining  autonomous signals and human decisions.

In a First, USAF Uses AI on Military Jet

The Washington Post  By Aaron Gregg

U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials said artificial intelligence (AI) was used for the first time on a military aircraft, when an algorithm called ARTUµ on Tuesday controlled radar and tactical navigation on a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane during a training flight. USAF’s Josh Benedetti said ARTUµ intentionally lacked a manual override to "provoke thought and learning in the test environment." People involved in the test said the AI performed specific tasks while separated from the flight controls, which a human pilot handled. Assistant Air Force Secretary Will Roper said ARTUµ was trained against an opposing computer to scan for oncoming missile and missile launchers, and had the final say on where to orient the plane's sensors. ARTUµ is based on open source algorithms, and Roper said the purpose of test is "to shock the Air Force and the [Defense] Department as a whole into how seriously we need to treat AI teaming."

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