Can Multiple AIs Fly the Same Aircraft? Northrop Grumman Thinks So |
Can Multiple AIs Fly the Same Aircraft? Northrop Grumman Thinks So
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In the future, different AI systems could be delegated to carry out multiple different subroutines aboard the same aircraft.
Northrop Grumman has teamed with multiple AI firms, including Shield AI, Accelint, and Applied Intuition, to demonstrate that multiple AIs can control one aircraft mid-flight. The program, known as Talon IQ (and formerly known as Beacon), is designed to demonstrate that modular AI control can redefine how aircraft are flown and fought.
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For the test platform, Talon IQ uses the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard, an experimental testbed. For the tests, the aircraft was manned with a safety pilot onboard. But the pilot stayed mostly hands off, with the aircraft serving as a flying lab for autonomous flight.
The AI being tested was arranged in a layered........