«Breaking News» Lockheed Martin offers $250 THOUSAND prize for AI drone that can beat a human pilot

Drones could soon be flown by autonomous AI pilots if Lockheed Martin has any say. 

The aerospace giant is partnering with ESPN's Drone Racing League to pit humans and AI against one another to see which can navigate a drone through a high-flying course the fastest. 

Called the AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge, teams must craft AI system based around Nvidia's Jetson deep learning technology and fly the drone without any pre-programming or human intervention. 

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Lockheed Martin is partnering with ESPN's Drone Racing League to pit humans and AI against one another to see which can navigate a drone through a high-flying course the fastest

The first team that can outrun a human DRL pilot wins a $250,000 reward, while the grand prize winner can claim up to $1 million.

But the competition doesn't just promise a financial reward. The winning AI system could spell the future of autonomous drone operations, according to Lockheed Martin. 

'Competitors will have an opportunity to define the future of autonomy and AI and help our world leverage these promising technologies to build a brighter future,' Keoki Jackson, Lockheed Martin's Chief Technology Officer, said in a statement. 

This includes a range of 'complex challenges,' including fighting wildfires, saving lives during natural disasters and 'exploring deep space,' Jackson explained. 

Members of the public are encouraged to participate in the challenge, which will start accepting entries in November. 

Teams will then compete in the DRL's 2019 racing season. AI-powered drones will have to navigate complex courses in the League's AI Robot Racing circuit alongside human-piloted drones.  

Teams will compete in the DRL's 2019 racing season. AI-powered drones will have to navigate complex courses in the League's AI Robot Racing circuit alongside human-piloted drones

The ultimate goal is to develop systems that put AI pilots on par with humans. 

'[The AIRR circuit] will challenge teams of the most talented AI engineers and researchers from around the world to design an AI framework that’s capable of racing a drone — without any pre-programming or human intervention,' DRL CEO Nicholas Horbaczewski told VentureBeat. 

'By having AI and humans compete on the same track and comparing their times, we’ll also be able to measure the gap in performance between man and machine, and see how quickly it closes.' 

Lockheed Martin is now encouraging undergraduate and graduate students, as well as drone enthusiasts and coders to participate in the challenge.  

Called the AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge, teams must craft AI system using Nvidia's Jetson deep learning tech and fly the drone without any pre-programming or human intervention

WHAT IS THE DRONE RACING LEAGUE? 

The Drone Racing League first launched in 2016.

Games are broadcast live on ESPN, as many hope it will become the NASCAR of drone racing.

It pits custom quadcopters against each other on high-flying and complex courses. 

More than 100 LEDs line the drones to identify each pilot with a colour, and allow for optimal visibility.

While these drones travel extremely fast, hitting speeds of up to 120 mph, they can also perform abrupt stops and sharp turns.

The ‘elite pilots’ have even established their own tricks, using gravity-defying manoeuvres to flip and roll through small spaces.

In order to successfully complete a race, the pilots must fly their drones through each gate and checkpoint. 

The competition has raised concerns from some who are wary that the technology could be used to further Lockheed Martin's pursuits in militarizing drones. 

It's already interested in developing pilotless aircraft for military purposes. 

However, Horbaczewski said the tech being developed doesn't have any ties to the military. 

He added that it will take a while before the AI-piloted drone technology is truly up to par with humans. 

'DRL's pilots could easily defeat any autonomous racing drone today...But the goal of AIRR is to close that gap,' Horbaczewski told the Verge. 

'In 2019, my money is on the human pilot. But by 2020? It's anyone's race.'   

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