A recent Chinese state media report claims that pilots from the country’s air force have been losing a not insignificant amount of the time to artificial intelligence-driven opponents in simulated dogfights. This sounds reminiscent of the very public outcome of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s AlphaDogfight Trials last year, work that has since been leveraged in more advanced demonstrations. It also underscores the People’s Liberation Army’s growing interest and investment in the development of advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, generally. Read More