AI-Piloted Fighter Jets

2021-06-25 13:53

China Claims Its AI Can Beat Human Pilots in Battle: Chinese state media reported that an AI system had successfully defeated human pilots during simulated dogfights.

According to the Global Times report, the system had shot down several PLA pilots during a handful of virtual exercises in recent years.

Observers outside China noted that while reports coming out of state-controlled media outlets should be taken with a grain of salt, the capabilities described in the report are not outside the realm of possibility.

Last year, for example, an AI agent defeated a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot five times out of five as part of DARPA's AlphaDogfight Trial.

While the Global Times report indicated plans to incorporate AI into future fighter planes, it is not clear how far away the system is from real-world testing.

At the moment, the system appears to be used only for training human pilots.

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