US Air Force Requests $6 Billion In Funding To Build A Fleet Of AI Drones

The Pentagon has announced plans to fund a program for the US Air Force that will provide thousands of autonomous systems, including AI drones . The move comes in light of China increasing its military prowess with more conventional resources, but is still likely to face stiff opposition from those who oppose autonomous weapons that can kill without any human input.The new initiative was revealed by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks during the National Defense Industrial Association conference on emerging technologies in Washington. Part of the initiative includes the US Air Force requesting nearly $6 billion in federal funding…