DARPA's 1983 AI Strategy Plan Included Autonomous Vehicles and AI Copilots
frankreddit5 · reddit · 2026-08-03
A Reddit user shared a public DARPA strategic computing document from 1983. The plan aimed to build "machine intelligence technology" within a decade, featuring a self-driving reconnaissance vehicle, an AI copilot trained by its pilot, and an AI system for naval battle strategy. The poster notes that the decades-old document reads like it was written just last year, highlighting its striking foresight.
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