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Air Force's Kendall: AI agents had ‘roughly an even fight’ against human F-16 pilot in recent engagements
A modified F-16 equipped with algorithms that can maneuver the plane, was about on par with the abilities of an experienced F-16 pilot during recent dogfighting engagements, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
The performance of a modified fighter jet equipped with algorithms that can maneuver the plane was nearly on par with the abilities of an experienced F-16 pilot during recent dogfighting exercises, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Last week, Kendall traveled to Edwards and flew aboard the VISTA to witness within-visual-range engagements between the automated platform and an F-16 operated by an experienced Air Force pilot. So we did about 10 or a dozen different situations where … I was in the front seat and I had a button on my stick where basically I initiated the automation,” he said Wednesday at an AI expo event hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project in Washington, D.C.
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