Space

China AI Uses Deception to Kill Satellites in Space Battle – SCMP

The Tiangong space station - or "Celestial Palace" - is the culmination of nearly two decades of Chinese-crewed missions to space.

Chinese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that seems to have learnt the art of deception in a simulated space battle, the South China Morning Post reported.

Countries with advanced technologies deploy satellites with surveillance network capabilities and early warning sensors to guard their assets in space and on the ground, with AI also used to protect satellites, the report said, adding that attacking satellites, especially early warning satellites, is often seen as a precursor to nuclear war.

Read the full report: South China Morning Post.

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