Th? U.S. Ai? F??c? ??m?nst??t?? ??ti?ici?l int?lli??nc?-?n??l?? ?i? c?m??t ???in? ? s?cc?ss??l l??nch ?? ?n XQ-58A V?lk??i? h??? A???st 22. This ?li?ht h?l?s ??v?l?? ? t??in?? t?ctic?l ??t?n?m? ?l???ithm ???m sim?l?ti?n th????h ?li?ht t?st ?n ? hi?h-??????m?nc?, ?nc??w?? ?i? v?hicl?. AI ?l???ithms, ??v?l???? ?n? t??in?? ?? th? Ai? F??c? R?s???ch L?????t???’s A?t?n?m??s Ai? C?m??t O????ti?ns w??? int????t?? int? ?n XQ-58A ?n? ?l?wn in th? E?lin G?l? T?st & T??inin? R?n??. T??in?? th????h ???? ??in???c?m?nt l???nin?, th? AI ?l???ithms ?s?? n????l n?tw??ks t? ?l? th? liv? ?i? v?hicl? ???inst sim?l?t?? ????n?nts ?sin? sim?l?t?? missi?n s?st?ms ?n? sim?l?t?? w????ns.
“AI will ?? ? c?itic?l ?l?m?nt t? ??t??? w???i?htin? ?n? th? s???? ?t which w?’?? ??in? t? h?v? t? ?n???st?n? th? ?????ti?n?l ?ict??? ?n? m?k? ??cisi?ns. AI, ??t?n?m??s ?????ti?ns, ?n? h?m?n-m?chin? t??min? c?ntin?? t? ?v?lv? ?t ?n ?n???c???nt?? ??t?, ?n? w? n??? th? c????in?t?? ?????ts ?? ??? ??v??nm?nt, ?c???mi?, ?n? in??st?? ???tn??s t? k??? ??c?,” s?i? B?i?. G?n. Sc?tt C?in, AFRL c?mm?n???.
“Th? ?????t?nit? t? ?l? ?l?n?si?? this t??in?? AI-?il?t?? ?i? v?hicl? ???ll? s?t int? st?n? this t?chn?l??? is v??? ???l ?n? h??? t? st??,” st?t?? C??t. T?l?? B??wn, l??? t?st ?i?c??w. “I ???l w? ??? ?t ?n in?l?cti?n ??int ?? ?n ?x??n?nti?l c??v? ??? th? ???lic?ti?n ?? AI. It is im????tiv? w? ?n???st?n? th? ??w?? ?? AI, its st??n?ths ?n? w??kn?ss?s, ?n? th?t it is im?l?m?nt?? in th? ?i?ht w??.”
“AI t?stin? ????i??s c?m?inin? n?w ?n? t???iti?n?l t?st ?n? ?v?l??ti?n t?chni???s. Th? t??m h?s ? l?t ?? l?ss?ns l???n?? th?t will ?? ?s?? t? in???m ??t??? ??????ms,” s?i? R??n B?w??s, l??? t?st ?n?in??? ??? th? ?????t.
Th? ?li?ht t?st, ?x?c?t?? ?? th? 40th Fli?ht T?st S??????n ?n? s?????t?? ?? AFRL ?n? K??t?s Unm?nn?? A??i?l S?st?ms, w?s ? c?ntin??ti?n ?? th? s?cc?ss??l J?l? 25 t?st ?li?ht. Th? ???vi??s ?li?ht ??m?nst??t?? ?n AI-?n??l??, hi?h-??????m?nc?, ?nc??w?? ?i? v?hicl? ??? th? D?D ?n? ??m?nst??t?? st?n???? ?vi?ti?n t?sks, n?vi??ti?n t?sks, ?n? s???t? ???????ils ??? ?isk miti??ti?n ?n? s???t? ??il?-??. Th? D?D is c?mmitt?? t? th? ??s??nsi?l? ?m?l??m?nt ?? AI. T? ?chi?v? ??s??nsi?l? ?s? ?? AI ????i??s t??min? ?? ??v?l????s ?n? ?s??s ?? AI-?n??l?? ??t?n?m? w??kin? in c?ll?????ti?n with ?c??isiti?n s??ci?lists.v
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