Did US Air Force AI drone really kill a human operator?

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Click-bait IMHO. It was a virtual exercise. In virtual reality a virtual human operator was killed. That detail could've fit into the title.

Absolutely, horrible misrepresentation with that title.

From the article:

> In an update provided to Aerospace, Hamilton explained that he “misspoke” when telling the story, saying that the ‘rogue AI drone simulation’ was a hypothetical “thought experiment” from outside the military, based on plausible scenarios and likely outcomes rather than an actual USAF real-world simulation.

Thought experiment.

> He said: “We’ve never run that experiment, nor would we need to in order to realize that this is a plausible outcome … Despite this being a hypothetical example, this illustrates the real-world challenges posed by AI-powered capability and is why the Air Force is committed to the ethical development of AI.”

Never did the simulation.

Yes, I just read an update on another newspaper website. First it was reported it was a virtual simulation, now it's reported it was all hypothetical.

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