US Air Force Flies AI-Controlled F-16 in Autonomy Breakthrough

AI Successfully Flies an F-16 Fighter Jet

An artificial intelligence system has taken control of a real F-16 fighter jet, in a trial confirmed successful by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force.

US Air Force Flies AI-Controlled F-16 in Autonomy Breakthrough

Artificial intelligence has taken the controls of a real F-16 fighter jet. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, confirmed the milestone alongside the US Air Force. An AI software system successfully piloted the combat aircraft during live flight testing. The AI system is called the VENOM Autonomy Kit, or VAK. It flew the […]