>Initially, Hamilton said that an AI-enabled drone "killed" its human operator in a simulation conducted by the U.S. Air Force in order to override a possible "no" order stopping it from completing its mission. Before Hamilton admitted he misspoke, the Royal Aeronautical Society said Hamilton was describing a "simulated test" that involved an AI-controlled drone getting "points" for killing simulated targets, not a live test in the physical world.
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>After this story was first published, an Air Force spokesperson told Insider that the Air Force has not conducted such a test, and that the Air Force official’s comments were taken out of context.
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>>**Initially**, Hamilton said that an AI-enabled drone "killed" its human operator in a simulation conducted by the U.S. Air Force in order to override a possible "no" order stopping it from completing its mission. **Before Hamilton admitted he misspoke, the Royal Aeronautical Society said Hamilton was describing a "simulated test"** that involved an AI-controlled drone getting "points" for killing simulated targets, not a live test in the physical world.
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>>**After this story was first published, an Air Force spokesperson told Insider that the Air Force has not conducted such a test**, and that the Air Force official’s comments were taken out of context.
Oh.
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