In the first contest of its kind, artificial intelligence has taken on a trained US Air Force pilot in a simulation of air-to-air combat. The AI defeated the human with ease, winning 5-0 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252760-ai-thrashes-human-fighter-pilot-5-0-in-simulated-f-16-dogfights/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: F-16
AI Claims ‘Flawless Victory’ Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter Pilot
“A simulated F-16 Viper fighter jet with an artificial intelligence-driven ‘pilot’ went undefeated in five rounds of mock air combat against an actual top Air Force fighter jockey today,” reports The Drive in an update to a story shared by Slashdot reader schwit1. From the report: The event was the culmination of an effort that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency…
The F-16’s Replacement Won’t Have a Pilot At All
“The next combat aircraft to enter the U.S. Air Force inventory will not be a manned sixth-generation fighter or even the Northrop Grumman B-21,” reports Aviation Week. “By fiscal 2023, the Air Force expects to deliver the first operational versions of a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) called Skyborg, a provocative portmanteau blending the medium of flight with the contraction for…