“In a simulation, an AI-enabled drone operated by the U.S. Air Force killed its operators and “started taking out communication towers.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 2 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
This scenario was described by U.S. Air Force Col. Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations, in a conference. But he later said he "misspoke" and that this was only a hypothetical thought experiment.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 June 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cs_aaHVAMLu/
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