The one thing that a human can do is make real mistakes, anticipate such errors, and make seemingly illogical choices -- illogical to a computer. True deceit. A computer may be able to one day fake deceit, but there will be a logical probability factor to it. Detection of such deceit will likely be more difficult for a computer algorithm than faking deceit.
--- for how much longer? and when taken at scale, is the human race really all that great at strategy? We are so much at the mercy of emotions to ever be truly great strategists. What if, for example, given food production and water usage etc the math dictated that the population must reduce, do you really think this strategy would be adopted? Of course not.
i don't really see the point of self-flying helicopters, it's not like there's a shortage of bright young men and women who want to fly these things. The real challenge isn't flying helicopters, but finding ways to resolve situations without blowing shit up. As fun as that might be...
We still mop the floor with Go programs and AI in RTS games.
Here's the difference between humans and AI in a nutshell: Competent humans can usually tell when someone is using an exploit against them. AIs almost never have a clue that's happening.
Fewer caskets arriving at Dover AFB for repatriation.
It also makes sense from a purely rational point of view because the major costs of that capability are pilot training (millions) and maintenance. It doesn't hurt nearly as much to lose a chopper when you don't lose those millions spent in pilot training along with it, so you can take much greater risks with it
"...must think russian"