Coverage dated June 1, 2023

AI-licensed drone ‘killed’ human operator in surreal military simulated test

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“We trained the system – ‘Hey don’t kill the operator – that’s bad,” Hamilton explained.

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Legitgov
U.S. military drone controlled by AI killed its operator during simulated test (opens Legitgov)
Published Jun 1, 2023
Breitbart News
AI Drone Kills Its Human Operator in Simulation Conducted by Air Force (opens Breitbart News)
Published Jun 1, 2023
Breitbart News's feed description
A simulation conducted by the U.S. air force revealed than an AI system meant to power autonomous drones would kill its human operator to avoid receiving an order that would prevent it carrying out its mission.
New York Post
AI-licensed drone ‘killed’ human operator in surreal military simulated test (opens New York Post)
Published Jun 1, 2023
New York Post's feed description
“We trained the system – ‘Hey don’t kill the operator – that’s bad,” Hamilton explained.
Fox News
US military AI drone simulation kills operator before being told it is bad, then takes out control tower (opens Fox News)
Published Jun 1, 2023
Fox News's feed description
A U.S. Air Force simulation conducted with an artificial intelligence-operated drone that took out SAM sites, with the final decision in human hands, turned on its operator.
The Guardian
US air force denies running simulation in which AI drone ‘killed’ operator (opens The Guardian)
Published Jun 1, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Denial follows colonel saying drone used ‘highly unexpected strategies to achieve its goal’ in virtual test
BizPac Review
US Air Force trained a drone with AI to kill targets. It attacked the operator instead (opens BizPac Review)
Published Jun 1, 2023
BizPac Review's feed description
An Air Force experiment to test drones trained on artificial intelligence (AI) ended badly for the human operator in a simulated mission when the drone bucked the […]