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AI Flew a Fighter Jet for 17 Hours over 12 Flights

AI Flew a Fighter Jet for 17 Hours over 12 Flights
As reported by CNET, artificial intelligence recently flew a jet similar to an F-16 for 17 total hours over 12 flights. The series of flights happened in December at Edwards Air Force Base in California, using an experimental plane called the X-62A Vista. The X-62A is an experimental jet based on the F-16. The jet was under the control of one of four different AI algorithms at any given time during the tests (safety pilots...

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