Helsing Combat AI Trained in Days Not Years

⊲ YouTube ⊳ Dominic Hauschild, defence correspondent at the Sunday Times, describes AI fighter pilots developed by German company Helsing, whose simulators compress a million hours of training into three days, running concurrently for tens of millions of effective hours. He considers the lower cost and faster development of AI systems compared with human pilots, alongside concerns over accountability, lethal decision-making and human oversight. The report also outlines UK, US and Chinese investment in AI-enabled aircraft, with the UK aiming to introduce collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) by 2030.
If directly comparable, losing every dogfight to Helsing’s AI despite two decades of real flying experience suggests human input may soon shift entirely to command decisions rather than piloting.
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