Beyond Video Games: New Artificial Intelligence Beats Tactical Experts in Combat Simulation
And it only requires the processing power of a Raspberry Pi
Retired USAF Colonel Gene Lee has trained thousands of Air Force pilots and has been taking on AI opponents since the early 80s, was unable to score a single kill against ALPHA on multiple tries. Even more impressive / frightening… he was shot down every time.
"I was surprised at how aware and reactive it was," Lee told UC Magazine. "It seemed to be aware of my intentions and reacting instantly to my changes in flight and my missile deployment. It knew how to defeat the shot I was taking. It moved instantly between defensive and offensive actions as needed."
Even when the researchers placed ALPHA at a severe disadvantage by limiting the speed, turning, and weapons and sensor capabilities of its simulated aircraft, the AI pilot was able to beat out other expert human pilots. According to UC Magazine, ALPHA's AI is fast and robust enough to actually coordinate a tactical plan in a combat situation "over 250 times faster than ALPHA's human opponents could blink." Going beyond current AI-Human combat teams, ALPHA will eventually be able to control a squad of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles flying in support of a human pilot, constantly learning and adapting to opponents in the heat of battle.
Brad Tissi says
June 29, 2016 at 8:39 amAnd this is how terminator starts. "The only way to truly defeat my enemy in the long run is to DESTROY ALL HUMANS!"
Timothy Gugerty says
June 29, 2016 at 10:54 amthe environmental conditions would also be simulated though. If AI was truly as advanced as in the simulations planes would be dropping from the sky. To stop airborne casualties means simply stay on the ground. Any person knows that. like, why do pilots keep flying?
Paul Spoerry says
June 29, 2016 at 11:06 amMore and more their not… cuz: drones let them fly from another part of the world if needed. This would just take out the middle man.
Timothy Gugerty says
June 29, 2016 at 11:12 amthe strategists and commanders who have actually fought before the serious capacities of micro processing were discovered (and grew) envision this random battlefield were no one can predict anything. The FPS gamers of today think "Yeah, so what, I've 'died' so many times I can't count". The perspective in comparison is too drastic considering some soldiers in past wars returned, literally, the only member of their battalion to see their mothers again.
Timothy Gugerty says
June 29, 2016 at 11:16 amSo I get my squad into briefing right… I go "Okay we need a pilot to be the hive cluster for this swarm of drones, they are lethal without prejudice, so who wants to volunteer?"
nisha khan says
July 1, 2016 at 5:57 amIt is really vrry typical bt exhaust