DARPA’s ACE (Air Combat Evolution) program aims to find ways to teach machines to fly planes in dogfight scenarios, while also enabling human pilots to trust what the aircraft is doing. The ultimate goal is to have AI handle the minor fighting and let the human pilot focus on “the larger air battle.” ACE Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Javorsek says it could be possible for an AI to make split-second maneuvering during within-visual-range dogfights, while the pilot can be remotely flying a swarm of other unmanned aircraft operating in the area.
For AI to make split-second decisions in the air, a lot more teaching and learning needs to be accomplished. While instructing the AI to do things might be easy, the same cannot be said about making pilots confident the self-fighting aircraft won’t get them in dangerous situations on a mission.
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