Man Meets Machine Trajectory Magazine

The combat environment of the future will be defined by adaptive human-machine teaming. Panelists at Defense One's Tech Summit July 13 discussed how advances in artificial intelligence and autonomous systems will yield a new class of warfighter--more capable, aware, and connected. Imagine an Air Force pilot flying an aircraft equipped with highly complex sensor platforms collecting data not only about the jet and the surrounding environment, but the pilot as well. Those sensors could measure the pilot's responsiveness and heart rate to determine his or her capacity to execute the mission--are they conscious and alert? Should the aircraft take corrective measures (such as unloading G's of force) to get the pilot back to maximum performance?