Earlier this week, The WinePress reported on the debut of an autonomous AI fighter jet called X-BAT, produced by Shield AI and built with the help of Palantir, changing aerial combat and warfare forever.
Shield AI is not alone in this sector. In May, Anduril, another defense-tech company that builds autonomous weaponry that has close ties to Palantir, launched its autonomous fighter jet called Fury.
Founder Palmer Luckey, sporting a mullet and a Pokémon shirt, told CBS’ 60 Minutes that concerns of AI going rogue are overblown and there are far more concerning things than that happening, though the drones will still have kill switches if the AI malfunctions. Like Shield AI, these unmanned fighter jets will be cheaper to mass produce than traditional weaponry and will require significantly less people to operate.
“This is a big deal beyond just making an airplane that flies. It’s an entirely new way of fighting,” added Brian Shimp, CEO and co-founder.
Though these AI-based defense contractors assure everyone that everything is up to snuff, the risk is still that something could go wrong.
Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt is one of those people sounding the alarm.
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