back to article You can be my wingbot any time – US military successfully runs AI system on spy plane

The US Air Force has successfully tested an autonomous AI system on one of its aging Lockheed U-2 (aka "Dragon Lady") reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft lifted off on Tuesday from Beale Air Force Base in California with the AI, dubbed ARTUµ because who doesn't like a Star Wars reference, solely controlling the U-2's radar …

  1. Tom 7

    If you go down to the woods today

    Take a steel butterfly net.

    1. Chris G

      Re: If you go down to the woods today

      And to go with the butterfly net, a heavy club plus a Remington 870 with mag extension and plenty of SSG.

      Harrassed kitchen assistants and commi chefs are often the people who become great chefs, kitchens don't need no stinkin' bots.

      "Waiter! There's a bolt in my soup........."

    2. Boris the Cockroach Silver badge
      Terminator

      Re: If you go down to the woods today

      Take a phased plasma rifle in the 40kw range

      1. Korev Silver badge
        Flame

        Re: If you go down to the woods today

        BFG or go home...

        1. Little Mouse
          Boffin

          Re: If you go down to the woods today

          For the purists - just a Crowbar or Wrench

    3. jdiebdhidbsusbvwbsidnsoskebid Silver badge

      Re: If you go down to the woods today

      Just a roll of bog roll will do fine.

      https://youtu.be/evtV3oMlWuo (SFW)

  2. Paul Herber Silver badge

    AI used to mean

    When was the crossover date when AI changed from meaning Artificial Insemination to Artificial Intelligence?

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: AI used to mean

      Getting shafted in both versions it seems.

      1. parlei Bronze badge

        Re: AI used to mean

        I thought that in the Artificial Insemination case no one actually gets shafted?

  3. Anonymous Coward
    WTF?

    Gastronomy Flagship Project

    Just when I thought nouvelle cuisine couldn't get any weirder, they're adding AI to the mix? My innards (and checkbook) didn't appreciate the first and I can't imagine how AI (and robots . . . robots?) are going to make it better. Let's call it what it is - the Gastrointestinal Freak-out Project.

    I'll keep enjoying my steak and baked potato, thank you.

    1. Chris G

      Re: Gastronomy Flagship Project

      Ah, Nouvelle cuisine! That's where they don't like too much food getting in the way of a nice design.

  4. Mike 16

    Forest?

    or Orchard? that was one of the most orderly patches of trees I've ever seen.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Forest?

      Forest. You just couldn't see it because of the trees.

  5. stiine Silver badge
    Facepalm

    time to fire the spokesman

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the U-2 doesn't actually have any weapons systems.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: time to fire the spokesman

      In his defence, he didn't say why the computer didn't have access to weapons.

      1. stiine Silver badge
        Thumb Up

        Re: time to fire the spokesman

        Touche`.

    2. Stoneshop
      Mushroom

      Re: time to fire the spokesman

      the U-2 doesn't actually have any weapons systems.

      Onboard weapon systems.

      Raytheon or whoever built this stuff has probably not enabled the 'chat with ICBM launcher or cruise missile' yet.

    3. jdiebdhidbsusbvwbsidnsoskebid Silver badge
      Black Helicopters

      Re: time to fire the spokesman

      "...the U-2 doesn't actually have any weapons systems".

      Yeeeees, of course, you are absolutely right. There is nothing to see here, move along now.

    4. Michael Habel
      Pint

      Re: time to fire the spokesman

      No just Boners aweful singing voice

  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    When you're below the word count

    > "We incorporate a lightweight topological trajectory generation method,"

    We incorporate a trajectory generation method (what else is it going to be if not topological? and what does lightweight objectively mean in this context?)

    > "Then agents generate safe, smooth, and dynamically feasible trajectories"

    As opposed to statically feasible trajectories of length zero?

    1. stiine Silver badge

      Re: When you're below the word count

      Lightweight probably means it only goes up and down, and left and right.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: When you're below the word count

        > Lightweight probably means it only goes up and down, and left and right.

        And presumably at least forward?

    2. jdiebdhidbsusbvwbsidnsoskebid Silver badge
      Headmaster

      Re: When you're below the word count

      I'm assuming lightweight means not very detailed, so quick to compute on an on-board processor.

      Dynamic means it can probably change that trajectory on the fly, rather than simply fly a predetermined route, crashing into whatever has appeared since the route was calculated.

  7. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    IBM AI awesomeness

    > He cited the example of Cora, an AI-powered chatbot used by British bank NatWest to handle customer support calls.

    £10.- he's not a client.

    1. sgp

      Re: IBM AI awesomeness

      It works perfectly to filter out those not in a situation dire enough to persevere until they can get to a human with enough wit to solve their problem. This is what chatbots are for, no?

  8. Adair Silver badge

    I feel sorry ...

    for the poor little bugger left behind at the end because it couldn't see the wood for the leaves.

  9. Claverhouse Silver badge
    Meh

    Most Creative

    "Through the power of AI and robotics, we want to reaffirm the principle of our gastronomy flagship project, which is to enable creative gastronomy that is at the same time healthy and sustainable," said Hiroaki Kitano, CEO of Sony AI. "Together with creators in the gastronomy community, we wish to contribute to creative, healthy, and sustainable gastronomy.”

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