This is one of those things that would be huge news if circumstances hadn't obsoleted the underlying technology. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3662656/The-AI-Gun-beat-military-s-best-Pilots-hail-aggresive-dynamic-software-losing-repeatedly.html …
-
-
Replying to @patio11
The Air Force kinda pretends like planes fighting other planes is still in its mission brief, but that basically means the end of the world
1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @patio11
If planes-fighting-planes is a scenario you'd have to care about, though, "AI beats pilot heads up" isn't much of a worry.
2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @patio11
The relevant worry is "We are outnumbered ~100:1 by aircraft which laugh in the general direction of our performance envelope."
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @patio11
"Also they take absurd risks like intentionally sacrificing wingmates to shoot us down, then take wingmate out to bar afterwards to laugh."
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @patio11
It may take a generation or two, but eventually we'll stop putting humans into any vehicle where exploding is normal operating behavior.
1 reply 4 retweets 11 likes -
Replying to @patio11
Many geeks applaud that when they think I mean "fighter planes" and be less happy when they hear I also mean "anything in space."
2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes -
Replying to @patio11
I love NASA astronauts. They appear heroically ready to die to advance their mission. I say: heroically commute to air-conditioned offices.
7 replies 2 retweets 8 likes -
If we want or need drama, we could produce Game of Thrones: NASA Edition for less than it takes to strap 6 astronauts to a bomb.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.