According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese researchers allowed AI to control the camera on the Qimingxing 1 satellite for 24 hours. The AI ​​didn’t get full control of the satellite’s systems and couldn’t change its course, but it did. spent the day observing “curious” places on their ownsuch as the Japanese port of Osaka, a place that receives ships from the US Navy.

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China is investing in AI and looking for new solutions with tool applications integrated with artificial intelligence. According to the researchers, the test “violates the rules” of mission planning and could be considered dangerous. For the first time, AI takes full control of the observation satellite’s camera. Despite the lack of control over the satellite’s trajectory, the researchers were not worried and said they were ready to avoid possible problems.

Qimingxing Satellite 1

The Qimingxing 1 observation satellite is a small device that has spent 24 hours monitoring two specific regions. Beyond the port of Osaka, artificial intelligence directed the satellite camera to the city of Patna, located near the Ganges River in India. This decision cannot be considered accidental, as Patna was the cause of the border dispute between China and India in 2020.

In 24 hours, AI acted alone without human intervention, either by choosing a task or by instructions. According to the South China Morning Post, the purpose of the experiment was to determine the effectiveness of AI in controlling China’s remote surveillance satellites. The operation was successful, but it is curious that the AI ​​chose exactly two objects of military interest in China. After all, if the AI ​​hadn’t been given instructions, what would be its interest in observing those two specific points and not others? One possibility is that the AI ​​was previously trained to search for military bases, hence the choice of Osaka and Patna, but this also raises questions about the real purpose of the mission.

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Source: South China Morning Post, BGR.

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