AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation
The more interesting result comes when you combine AI in a jet with :<p>(<i>) Not needing 2-5 years of expensive training.
(</i>) not needing space for the human and it's associated safety systems
(*) being completely willing to sacrifice the aircraft to "win" an encounter or otherwise achieve it's goals.<p>In other words, an air force does not need AI that can completely dominate human pilots.
It simply needs AI that is "mostly similar in performance", and when combined the advantages mentioned above, means that such aircraft will be significantly better in terms of fighting capability.<p>Of course, that is just raw combat, not other areas of flight where greater human intelligence is of more value.