AI jet will go head-to-head in a real aerial dual with Top Gun pilot – IAM Network

An artificial intelligence will pilot a fighter jet in a real life aerial dual with a Top Gun aviator after an AI won a simulated dogfight last month, Defense Secretary revealsThe Pentagon is set to pit an AI-controlled Jet against a pilot in a real-life aerial battle in 2024, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced News of the slated battle comes just weeks after an artificial intelligence program defeated an F-16 fighter pilot in a virtual dogfightEsper made the announcement during a speech at the Defense Department's AI Symposium 2020 on Wednesday Esper hailed the'tectonic impact of machine learning on the future of warfighting' after the AI algorithm annihilated the human pilot on August 20While Esper provided no additional details on the face-off, he assured troops that AI will integrated help to enhance US warfighting, not replace pilots By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com Published: 17:15 EDT, 10 September 2020 Updated: 17:23 EDT, 10 September 2020 Just weeks after an artificial intelligence program defeated an F-16 fighter pilot in a virtual dogfight, the Pentagon is set to raise the stakes by pitting an AI-controlled jet against a pilot in a real-life aerial battle, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced.Esper unveiled the plans for the battle, slated for 2024, …