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An AI agent flies a live fighter aircraft

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DARPA flew an AI agent piloting a live F-16, while Anthropic's Sholto Douglas said he expects reliable pairs of robotic arms on assembly lines next year, a trendline as load-bearing as gigawatts.

Reporting date: 2026-07-24 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to July 24, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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An AI agent flies a live fighter aircraft
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Reporting date: 2026-07-24
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-07-24-an-ai-agent-flies-a-live-f-16
Claim: DARPA flew an AI agent piloting a live F-16, while Anthropic's Sholto Douglas said he expects reliable pairs of robotic arms on assembly lines next year, a trendline as load-bearing as gigawatts.
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- Welcome to July 24, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-july-24-2026
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