The Air Force is pitting its AI-piloted F-16 against humans in ’complex dogfights’

On Wednesday, the U.S. Air Force revealed that its ongoing effort to field artificial intelligence (AI) pilots for combat aircraft has already seen AI-piloted F-16s take on their human counterparts in complex air-combat exercises. This effort is part of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program, and is seen as an essential step toward equipping forthcoming 6th-generation fighters with AI-enabled drone wingmen. You can read our full coverage of this story on Sandboxx News here: 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: @sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Citations: