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US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets
By Associated Press
May 14, 2024 12:03 am

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn't.

That second jet was piloted by artificial intelligence, with the Air Force's highest-ranking civilian riding along in the front seat. It was the ultimate display of how far the Air Force has come in developing a technology with its roots in the 1950s. But it's only a hint of the technology yet to come.

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