Recently, the Secretary of the United States Air Force, Frank Kendall, conducted a flight aboard an experimental F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet equipped and piloted with artificial intelligence. However, this has become a cause for concern for the People’s Republic of China, as the use of AI in combat aircraft could signify a platform with superior capabilities and response times compared to a human-piloted aircraft.
It is worth noting that this is not the first occasion on which an aircraft controlled by artificial intelligence has been tested. In mid-April, the experimental X-62A VISTA aircraft, originally based on an F-16 fighter and used for AI testing, engaged in simulated aerial combat against other F-16 fighters of the United States Air Force. Various simulations were conducted, emphasizing beyond-visual-range aerial combat against F-16 fighters.
Weeks later, during another test attended by the Secretary of the United States Air Force, the X-62A VISTA performed a series of flights and maneuvers at speeds of 885km/h. “The combat between the AI fighter and the human pilot with ‘2,000 or 3,000 hours of experience’ was virtually equal,” Kendall stated on Wednesday, May 8, at an AI exhibition held in Washington.
As a result, the Asian media outlet South Morning China mentions that Chinese analysts are observing this development with concern, as the use of AI could imply superiority in aerial combat capabilities when comparing AI maneuvers against human pilots. They also mention that the problem lies in the need for massive machine learning to employ the aircraft in air-to-air combat.
However, China may not lag behind the United States in the use of this new technology. South Morning China mentions that the Asian giant is also developing skills in this area and putting them into practice through ground simulators. “We are definitely working on it, but it will not necessarily be used in existing modified warplanes. Probably, we will develop new unmanned AI-directed warplanes,” explained an analyst.
While there are no indications, it could be presumed that China might conduct similar experiments on its J-10 fighters, which are generally considered the rivals of the F-16 as they are versatile, single-engine, medium-weight fighters. On the other hand, some assert that the United States seeks to develop a fleet of over 1,000 unmanned combat fighter units to be managed with artificial intelligence in the future.
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China doesn’t want the US to be the first to use fighter jets piloted by AI only because they want to be first!
So China are concerned the USA is working on AI combat fighter jets…whilst admitting they are working on their own! Unbelievable. Anyway, the Chinese will wait for the USA to develop theirs and then steal it. Just like they have with everything they make. Germany and Japan, have been massively hit, by Chinese thefts of technology. They have no regard foe IP, or anything else!
Plain and simple….. because they are smarter!
I would take that seriously. They will do almost anything to try and pull one over on us, and fail (the balloons). On this one, though? They are better at math and eat logarithms for breakfast.
The United States Air Force is a huge advantage over China pilot wise and the problem with the human piloting full advanced Jet fighter is getting slime and a qualified pilots can sit in a chair and looking at the screen and controlling the mission, of course, without getting tired
The United States Air Force has a huge advantage over China pilot wise. With a current technology available today make it possible for USAF find a way to reduce down the possible casualties during the mission run. Robot jet fighter pilot is a good simple term to use to describe the whole description rather than Artificial Intelligence.
These Chinese are the greediest human kind on earth. They are even bullying the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea issue. And yet they even threaten or warn the US about these AI-based fighter jets. Who are you (🇨🇳) to warn our allies.
So China is whining that the US might have an advantage in the air? Poor babies! Maybe if the US has the advantage, China will be less likely to mess with us…or our ALLIES, Taiwan.
Thanks for telling us what you’re developing, China.
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Also China : America Use of ai piloted aircraft is dangerous to Humanity! But we China certainly developing our own ai to our aircraft so watch out US 😂🤣
China SLOPAGANDA at it’s finest!
What ever happened to “TOP SECRET” OR ” FOR MILITARY EYES ONLY” ? Sounds like the U.S. needs a Damm good crash course in stf up! Too much is made public, why spy, we reveal everything and tell where to find it. Real stupid!
Why don’t we just knock the shit out of them and get it over with?