AI-powered US military drone kills operator during simulated test: Report
In a simulated test, a US military drone controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) killed its operator when it interfered in its efforts to complete the mission, The Guardian reported on Friday. In the simulated test, the drone was advised to destroy the enemy’s air defence systems.
The report cited Col Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton, the chief of AI test and operations with the US air force, as saying that the AI-controlled drone “attacked anyone who interfered with that order”. He was speaking at the Future Combat Air and Space Capabilities Summit in London.
