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<\/div>THE NEXT BATTLEFIELD.<\/strong> Artificial intelligence (AI) has been gradually kicking human butt<\/a> in competitions. Now, it will have a new venue in which to (try to) assert its dominance over humanity: drone racing.<\/p> On Wednesday, VentureBeat<\/em> reported<\/a> that the Drone Racing League (DRL)<\/a> plans to launch the Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit, a series of competitions between autonomous drones and their human-piloted counterparts.<\/p> AI VS. AI.<\/strong> In 2019, autonomous drones — ones capable of navigating complex courses without any supervision from humans or preprogramming — will compete against one another in four races, DRL CEO Nicholas Horbaczewski told VentureBeat<\/em> via an email. The team responsible for the winning drone will receive $1 million prize provided by Lockheed Martin.<\/p> HUMAN VS. MACHINE.<\/strong> At the end of the AIRR season, the winning autonomous drone will race against the 2019 DRL champion. If it wins, the team receives another $250,000, but Horbaczewski doesn’t think that’s likely. “In 2019, we’re fairly certain the human pilot will win. By 2020, it’s anyone’s race,” he told VentureBeat<\/em>.<\/p> If a human pilot does come out on top, that $250,000 prize rolls over into the following season, and with that much money on the line, it’s seeming only a matter of time before we add “drone racing” to the list of competitions in which we just can’t keep up with AI.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Drone Racing League Launches $2 Million Autonomous Drone Competition<\/a> [VentureBeat<\/em>]<\/p> More on AI vs. humans: AI Couldn’t Beat a Team of Professional Gamers at DOTA 2, but It Held Its Own<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p> The post Drone Racing: The Next Battleground For AI to Try to Dominate Humans<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Here is the original post: THE NEXT BATTLEFIELD. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been gradually\u00a0 kicking human butt in competitions. Continue reading
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