I’d imagine a jet purpose built for an AI would be a lot cheaper than a human-oriented one. Removing the need for a cockpit with seats, displays, controls, oxygen, etc would surely reduce cost. It would also open the door for innovations in air-frame design previously impossible.
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Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 6 months agoJets are a lot more expensive. What's at risk is all these resources for the jet going down the drain.
everyone_said@lemmy.world 6 months ago
intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 months ago
We keep talking like we’re discussing the future, but autonomous drones are already fighting in the skies of Ukraine.
Begun, the drone wars have.
maynarkh@feddit.nl 6 months ago
Bgugi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Jets are in many ways expensive because they can’t be expendible. They also make an bunch of compromises to accommodate keeping a human alive.
For the cost of a single f22, you could put up 60 Valkyries. I think I know which side I would bet on.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Huh? Jets are far more replaceable than a human operator who takes years of training and has “needs”.
Ya know unless your military is running on cold war fumes or something and you can’t afford to.nuild an airframe you already have in production
diffusive@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Training a combat pilot used to cost (in early 2000, not sure now) 10M€ for a NATO member.
Find me a modern jet that costs so little. Regardless of what politicians say, human life has a price… and it is waaaay below a jet (even including the training)
grue@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, but procurement of a combat pilot has about a two-decade lead time. You can build more jets a lot quicker (potentially even including the R&D phase).
intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Also as this war expands to become planet-wide, industrial output of drones will expand many orders of magnitude.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
It’s not just money. It’s time, public perception, quantity trainers, quantity student seats etc