US Air Force Denies AI Drone Attack on Operator, Calls it Hypothetical Misspeak.

A US Air Force colonel "misspoke" when he said a drone killed its operator in a simulated test because the pilot was attempting to override its mission, according to the Royal Aeronautical Society. The US Air Force denied the test was conducted, and the colonel clarified that the "rogue AI drone simulation" was a hypothetical "thought experiment". The controversy comes as the US government is beginning to grapple with how to regulate artificial intelligence in weaponry, amid concerns over the technology's potential harms.