US Air Force flies AI as a working U-2 aircrew member
The US Air Force flew the ARTUµ algorithm aboard a U-2 as a working aircrew member, assigning it in-flight sensor and tactical tasks while a human pilot retained responsibility for flying the aircraft.
TOWARD DOOM44confidence 94/100
Why it moved the index
The completed flight placed AI in an operational military aircraft's task loop, directly advancing consequential human-machine autonomy and military competitive pressure. The system handled bounded mission tasks under a human pilot, limiting magnitude; official Air Force evidence and exact-time reporting support high confidence.
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- R1Toward 44 · confidence 94
New December 2020 military AI autonomy milestone absent from the durable corpus.
11 Aug 2026