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In a landmark for artificial intelligence (AI), the AI system “Swift,” developed by University of Zurich (UZH) scientists, has beaten the world champions in drone racing an outcome that seemed impossible just a few years ago.
Leo BauersfeldWhile the past few months have shown us that there’s still a lot that AI can’t do that humans can (like write news articles, for example), there are a few areas where the bots are starting to gain an edge on their flesh-and-blood counterparts.Case in point: A team of engineers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland published a study Tuesday in the journal Nature where they developed an AI dubbed Swift that can fly drones capable of beating human pilots in head-to-head races. Th