China using artificial intelligence to detect UFOs because it can 'think outside the box'

The Chinese military are using artificial intelligence to track unidentified flying objects. Human analysis in the country have apparently been overwhelmed in recent years by the high number of sightings from the military and civilians, according to Chen Li from the Air Force Early Warning Academy, as reported by the South China Morning Post. "The frequent occurrence of unidentified air conditions in recent years … brings severe challenges to air defence security of our country," Chen wrote in a 2019 report to Beijing scientists. The organisation is increasingly relying on artificial intelligence because it can "think outside the box", Chen reportedly stated, meaning that it can link information from different times and locations in a way the human brain cannot. The Independent has contacted the Chinese embassy for more information.