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Skyborg: Yuma Hosts Testing Ground For Military AI Wingman

The U.S. military is looking to use artificial intelligence to help pilots.

Initial iterations of Skyborg have been tested in Yuma and officials hope to eventually produce drones for a few million dollars each.

To talk more about what this means for both the military and AI in general, The Show spoke with Peter Singer, a strategist at New America and a professor of practice at ASU’s Center on the Future of War.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.