# US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 has fought humans • The Register

<https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/18/darpa_f16_flight/>

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## What Jamie wrote

First AI beat us at Chess. Then AI beat us at Go. Now AI is going to be in F-16 dog fights? The military use of AI is bewildering. 😬

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