COOLING AI satellite swarms that hunt and destroy enemy targets have been unveiled by China in another terrifying step in the space race.
Chinese scientists said they can now launch hundreds of mini-satellites – called “cubesats” – from a large motherboard into space with deadly precision and speed†
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Weighing in at 2.2 lbs, these tiny satellites are so complex that they can only be controlled by: Artificial intelligence (AI).
According to researchers, the complexity of a large-scale space battle would be so immense that it goes beyond the human brain and even some powerful algorithms, the South China Morning Mail reports.
The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Chinese Space Science and Technology, said unlocking the right AI to control the motherboard and cubesats would have “strong economic and military value.”
It comes as China claims Elon Musk‘s SpaceX satellites got “dangerously close” to their new space station twice last year — and threatened to shoot them down.
Months later, Chinese and U.S satellites had a game of “cat and mouse in geostationary orbit,” the report said.
Zhang Jin, who led the investigation into the deadly swarms, said the cubesats could be used to patrol and defend against attacks by rouge troops in space using advanced AI algorithms that tell the drones when and how to move. to attack.
Researchers have called this the “multi-round greedy search strategy” and can instruct up to four motherboards to attack nine enemy targets in less than a day.
When put to the test, the algorithm was able to instruct cubesats to destroy enemy targets in four minutes – 227 times faster than a generic algorithm that took over three hours.
It’s also extremely efficient and can plot routes that require the least amount of fuel and energy – meaning the swarms can stay in combat longer.
“In the future, we will add arbitrariness to the search strategy to overcome the limitations of the greedy algorithm and obtain global optimal results,” said Professor Zhang.
It comes as Beijing claimed it has developed an anti-satellite AI system that masters the art of deception.
According to the morning maildiscovered a trial of the deadly system that AI piloted three small satellites to approach and capture a high-value target and repeated the exercise thousands of times.
China has also launched an AI drone mothership capable of: operate and potentially launch military attacks autonomously in a hair-raising world first.
According to the Chinese, the ship was designed for marine research, but there are already fears that it could be used to launch attacks on the US Navy and other opponents.
The Zhu Hai Yun can reach top speeds of 20 miles per hour and can reportedly carry about 50 air, surface and underwater drones.
Meanwhile, experts have warned about drone warfare could soon look like something from Star Wars†
Beijing has invested heavily in drone warfare over the past decade as the regime aims to achieve its goal of military parity with the US by 2049.
Ex-Marine Brendan Mulvaney told The Sun: “If we wait 10 years or more before we see major conflict, the scope and scale of drones will change a lot.
“You may have effective and larger ammunition coming from drones, but smaller drones can be armed to the point where you have this blend of an autonomous long-range weapon.
“We often think of aviation drones, but there is a whole range of unmanned vehicles that offer more capacity, making it more challenging for the adversaries.”
Drone expert Seth Frantzman said: “Drones will not just crash into a ship with people on board.
“Drones from the air can attack machines in the sea and we can see something more like Star Wars.”
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