AI Co-pilot Conducts Tactical Navigation, Sensor Employment Aboard U.S.A.F. U-2 Bomber Our Bureau 2067
U.S.A.F. U-2 bomber prepares to take off with AI co-pilot
The U.S. Air Force concluded test flight of its U-2 bomber with artificial intelligence (AI) as a co-pilot on December 15.
The AI algorithm, known as ARTUµ, developed by Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory, trained the AI to execute specific in-flight tasks that would otherwise be done by the pilot. The algorithm flew with the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. “Vudu”, on a U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base. Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory researchers developed ARTUµ and trained it to execute specific in-flight tasks that otherwise would be done by the pilot, the service announced today.