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autoevolution 14 May 2021, 13:24 UTC · by We’re getting dangerously close to the moment when aircraft with pilots on board will be fighting alongside drones. And we don’t mean those "dumb" drones that still need a pilot, even if miles away, to go about their business. No, we’re talking about AI drones, the kind that can make decisions on their own. 1 photo At the beginning of the month, defense contractor Kratos and the 96th Test Wing from the Eglin Air Force Base conducted a serie...

Skyborg AI Flies Air Force Drone — What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 2 hours ago Combine Skynet from Terminator and the Borg from Star Trek and you have Skyborg, also known as the latest Air Force AI that has successfully flown a drone. As any avid science fiction fan can attest, there are some things that are just not a good idea. Creating an AI designed to autonomously fly fighter drones seems like one of them, but naming it after a combination of two of the most terrifying technological villai...