Air Force AI dogfight means tech could replace Maverick vs. China
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Dogfights aren't Maverick vs. the world anymore. The secretary of the Air Force proved that by flying mock aerial combat in a Vista F-16 controlled by artificial intelligence.
Yes, this is pretty much the end of an era for one-man aerial combat. Not right away. Many missions, from F/A-18s tracking Houthi drones over the Red Sea, to the F-35s that can carry tactical nuclear weapons, absolutely require pilots. Dr. Rebecca Grant is vice president of the Lexington Institute.
Deterring China. America’s top priority right now is to make sure the U.S., not China, leads in AI. The U.S. Air Force just took a big step in the right direction.
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